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.

were dry, and her eyes

tightly. It belonged to a young

wasn't

phone and played

was seen approaching the camera. She had just taken two steps when she tripped and fell

turned her head to

"Haha."

man laughed, finding the little

you. Even her frown

mouth with his hand and rubbed it. His

woman. Even though it was only slight, Octavious

warm began to run down the side of his cheek,

right? Haha, of course, she is.

He pursed his lips.

we can finally be together and live like a family

the end of the sentence, his voice began to crack,

***

was still

when she was like

the most beautiful person in

could take that beauty

So…

did she have to

world take her away from

***

"Uwaaa! Uwaaa!"

all throughout. They went

lay on the sofa, his gaze directed toward the ceiling of the room. It was pink.

"Hu..huh."

chest trembled as

his attention to the right, where a glass pane stood, and looked at his own reflection in the pane. His eyes were sunken in, his hair was a mess, and his clothes were a mess as

'Who is he?'

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

'That's not me.'

away from the mirror, adamant in his belief that he was merely

"Uwaaa! Uwaaa!"

the child began to cry again, and Octavious turned his gaze toward the

'She's probably hungry, right?'

only thing that could explain why she was crying. Octavious blinked a few times before leaning his head against the sofa and turning his attention to the

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

"Uwaaa! Uwaaa! "

stopped in cycles. Sometimes they'd

to them with his

sound that filled his empty

only sound that reassured

***

Losing my emotions…

wasn't purely just for

just wanted to forget. Numb myself from

They call me strong.

The strongest human.

only that was

…I'm not strong.

I'm just a coward.

***

[Ashton City Community Orphanage.]

the sign in front of him. It belonged to a small chapel, and he could hear the sound of children playing in the background. They seemed rather happy. In his hands was a small

he gazed at the orphanage

to gaze at the young girl in his arms,

is for the

want to, but he knew this was the

a

allow himself to be near her. He wanted to love her with all of his heart, but... he was

He didn't deserve her.

"Huh...huh.."

the orphanage in the distance.

Just that...

"Dada?"

feet came to a sudden stop as a sweet voice called out

body freeze at that moment and he lowered

They were so pure...

"Dada?"

called out again, her little hands

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

"Uhum"

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