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

tightly. It belonged to a young man. He looked

I wasn't there, but I got a video of

phone

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

turned her head to

"Haha."

laughed, finding the little girl

you. Even her

covered his mouth with his hand and rubbed it. His eyes started to redden a little, but he didn't show

Even though it was

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

right? Haha, of course, she is. She looks just like

He pursed his lips.

we can finally be together and live like a family as

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

***

was still beautiful to

she was like

the most beautiful

that beauty away from

So…

she have to leave

did the world take

***

"Uwaaa! Uwaaa!"

be heard all throughout. They went on and on

the sofa, his gaze directed toward the ceiling

"Hu..huh."

trembled as he took a

in the pane. His eyes were sunken in, his hair was a

'Who is he?'

of the man that was reflected on the glass. Was

'That's not me.'

mirror, adamant

"Uwaaa! Uwaaa!"

and Octavious turned his gaze toward the small girl

'She's probably hungry, right?'

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

to leave it where it was

"Uwaaa! Uwaaa! "

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

his time listening to them with

was the only sound that filled his empty

reassured him that he

***

Losing my emotions…

wasn't purely just for

wanted to forget. Numb myself

They call me strong.

The strongest human.

only that was

…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

at the

lowered his hand to gaze at the young girl in his arms, he

for

knew this was the

a

her. He wanted to love her with all of his heart, but... he was too broken to love

He didn't deserve her.

"Huh...huh.."

the orphanage in the distance. Closing his eyes,

Just that...

"Dada?"

as

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

They were so pure...

"Dada?"

out again, her little hands reaching out for his

brought his head toward her. Her hands soon touched his

"Uhum"

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