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

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

today. I wasn't there, but I

took out his phone and

and sporting a cute little frown was seen approaching the camera. She had just taken two steps when she tripped and fell

figure slowly turned her head to

"Haha."

finding the little girl

Even her frown is

covered his mouth with his hand and rubbed it. His eyes started

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

something warm began to run down the side of his cheek,

cute too, right? Haha, of course, she is.

He pursed his lips.

finally be together and live like a family

to crack, and warmth continued to trickle

***

still

when she was

the most beautiful person in

could take that beauty away

So…

did she have

did the world take

***

"Uwaaa! Uwaaa!"

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

on the sofa, his gaze directed toward the ceiling of the room.

"Hu..huh."

as he

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

'Who is he?'

of the man that was reflected on the glass. Was that supposed to be him? He looked

'That's not me.'

adamant in his belief

"Uwaaa! Uwaaa!"

child began to cry again, and Octavious turned his gaze

'She's probably hungry, right?'

leaning his head

pondering for a while, he chose to leave it where

"Uwaaa! Uwaaa! "

cries continued and stopped in cycles. Sometimes they'd go for hours, sometimes for minutes, before

time listening to them with his eyes

was the only sound that filled his

that reassured him that

***

Losing my emotions…

wasn't purely just for the sake

forget. Numb myself from

They call me strong.

The strongest human.

only that

…I'm not strong.

I'm just a coward.

***

[Ashton City Community Orphanage.]

small chapel, and he could hear the sound of children playing in the background.

trembled as he gazed at the orphanage in front

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

for

this was the best decision he

a danger to

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

He didn't deserve her.

"Huh...huh.."

once more as he gazed at the orphanage in the distance. Closing his eyes, he firmed himself to move

Just that...

"Dada?"

feet came to a sudden stop as a sweet

his entire body freeze at that moment and he lowered his

They were so pure...

"Dada?"

again, her little hands reaching

her. Her hands soon touched his cheeks and she let out a series of soft

"Uhum"

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