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

It belonged to a young man. He looked at her

I wasn't there, but I got a

took out his phone and played

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

husky figure slowly turned her

"Haha."

finding

just like you. Even her

his mouth with his hand and rubbed it. His eyes started to redden

from the woman. Even though it was

side of his cheek, and

think she's cute too, right? Haha, of course, she is. She

He pursed his lips.

and live like a family as we've always

began to crack, and warmth continued to trickle down the side

***

still beautiful

she

was the most beautiful person in the

that beauty

So…

have to leave

the world take her

***

"Uwaaa! Uwaaa!"

be heard all throughout. They went on

toward the ceiling of

"Hu..huh."

chest trembled as

looked at his own reflection in the pane.

'Who is he?'

questioning the look of the man that was reflected on the

'That's not me.'

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 small girl who was

'She's probably hungry, right?'

leaning his head against the sofa and turning his attention to the bottle of

chose to leave it where it

"Uwaaa! Uwaaa! "

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

listening to them

sound

sound that reassured him that he wasn't

***

Losing my emotions…

for the sake

forget. Numb myself from

They call me strong.

The strongest human.

that

…I'm not strong.

I'm just a coward.

***

[Ashton City Community Orphanage.]

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

he gazed at

to gaze at the young girl in his arms, he

for the

didn't want to, but he knew this was

a danger to

wanted to love her with all of

He didn't deserve her.

"Huh...huh.."

orphanage in the distance. Closing his eyes, he firmed

Just that...

"Dada?"

came to a sudden stop as a sweet

his entire body freeze at that moment and he lowered his gaze to meet two innocent eyes looking directly at

They were so pure...

"Dada?"

called out again, her little hands

slowly brought his head toward her. Her hands soon touched his cheeks

"Uhum"

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