The Author's POV

Chapter 743

She was beautiful.

More so than anyone I'd ever seen in my life.

She was someone whom I couldn't take my eyes away from.

She was the love of my life.

My everything…

***

"What do you think? I think it looks quite nice?"

The air seemed to echo with a soft but endearing voice. It belonged to a beautiful young lady in her early twenties, whose brown hair waved at the ends. Her features were flawless, and her face was soft.

She was beautiful. Extremely so.

"It looks awful."

A man muttered. He recoiled in horror at the sight of the room, which was dominated by the color pink throughout. He cast his gaze in her direction.

"You took this too far."

"Oh, please."

She rolled her eyes while casting a glance toward her belly. It was slightly bulging.

"Since you're training all the time, I took it upon myself to decorate the room. If you're unsatisfied, then you should've spent more time with us."

"Ugh."

After groaning, the man sighed and sat down on a nearby stool. As he continued to survey the surroundings, he eventually gave up and lowered his head.

"You're right. I guess this is the price I have to pay for being busy…"

"Ey."

The woman glared.

"You're making it sound as if it looks terrible. You know, I've put a lot of effort into this place."

"Oh, sure, sure."

The man raised his hands in resignation.

"You're right, and I'm wrong."

The woman smiled. Extremely pleased with the man's words.

"It's good that you know.

***

I was satisfied with my life.

Happy with it.

Every day I would wake up happier than the next.

Life was perfect.

I loved it.

I thought it'd last until my last days.

I could still envision my future back then.

It was beautiful.

So, so beautiful.

Every day I'd wake up with joy just thinking about that future.

I was naïve.

***

The surrounding walls were almost entirely dominated by the color white There was a lingering smell of stale alcohol in the atmosphere, and in the background, there was a faint rhythmical beeping sound.

A husked figure lay on a small bed within the room. There were metal tubes connected to her chest, and there were thinner tubes made of plastic connected to the veins in her arms.

dry, and her eyes

hand grasped her hand tightly. It belonged to a young man.

first steps today. I wasn't there, but

his phone

cute girl with her hair pulled back into a ponytail and sporting a cute little frown was seen approaching the camera. She had just taken two steps when she

her head

"Haha."

laughed, finding the

like you. Even her frown

with his hand and rubbed it. His

though it was only slight, Octavious noticed that the corners of her mouth

began to run down the side of his cheek, and he squeezed her hand even

she is. She looks just like you, so get

He pursed his lips.

be together and live like a family as we've always

his voice began to crack,

***

still beautiful to

when she was like

was the most beautiful person

that beauty

So…

have to

world take her

***

"Uwaaa! Uwaaa!"

wail of a child could be heard all throughout. They went on and

directed toward the ceiling of the room. It was pink. A color he

"Hu..huh."

chest trembled as he took a

a glass pane stood, and looked at his own reflection in the pane. His eyes were

'Who is he?'

reflected on the glass. Was that supposed to be him? He looked nothing

'That's not me.'

mirror, adamant in

"Uwaaa! Uwaaa!"

again, and Octavious turned his gaze toward

'She's probably hungry, right?'

Octavious blinked a few times before leaning his head against the sofa and turning his attention to the bottle of

to leave it where it was and continued to listen to the child's

"Uwaaa! Uwaaa! "

in cycles. Sometimes they'd go for hours, sometimes for minutes,

time listening to them

the only sound that filled

only sound that reassured him that he wasn't

***

Losing my emotions…

purely just for

wanted to forget. Numb

They call me strong.

The strongest human.

only that was the

…I'm not strong.

I'm just a coward.

***

[Ashton City Community Orphanage.]

could hear the sound of children playing in the background. They seemed rather happy. In his hands

as he gazed at the orphanage in front of

at the young girl in his

is for

knew this was

was a danger to

to love her with all of his heart, but...

He didn't deserve her.

"Huh...huh.."

trembled once more as he gazed at the orphanage in the

Just that...

"Dada?"

a sudden stop as a sweet voice called out

at that moment and he lowered his gaze to meet two innocent eyes looking

They were so pure...

"Dada?"

called out again, her little

and he slowly brought his head toward her. Her hands soon touched his cheeks and she let out a series

"Uhum"

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