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

to a young man. He

her first steps today. I wasn't there, but

took out his phone and played

cute girl with her hair pulled back into a ponytail and sporting a cute little frown was seen approaching

turned her head to look at

"Haha."

man laughed, finding the

Even her

mouth with his hand and rubbed it. His eyes started to redden a little, but

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

run down the side of his cheek,

she is. She looks

He pursed his lips.

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

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

***

still beautiful to

when she was like

my eyes, she was the most beautiful

that beauty away from

So…

have to leave

world take her

***

"Uwaaa! Uwaaa!"

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

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

"Hu..huh."

as he took a

and looked at his own reflection in the pane. His eyes

'Who is he?'

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

'That's not me.'

adamant in his belief that he was merely seeing

"Uwaaa! Uwaaa!"

gaze toward the small girl who

'She's probably hungry, right?'

blinked a few times before leaning his head against the sofa and turning his attention to the bottle of milk that was sitting

leave it where it

"Uwaaa! Uwaaa! "

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

listening to them with

sound that filled his empty

that reassured him that

***

Losing my emotions…

just for

to forget. Numb

They call me strong.

The strongest human.

only that

…I'm not strong.

I'm just a coward.

***

[Ashton City Community Orphanage.]

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

at the orphanage in front

to gaze at the young girl in his arms,

is for

want to, but he knew this was the best decision he could

was a

couldn't allow himself to be near 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.."

in the distance. Closing his eyes,

Just that...

"Dada?"

came to a sudden stop as a

lowered his gaze to meet two innocent eyes looking

They were so pure...

"Dada?"

out again, her little hands reaching

he slowly brought his head toward her. Her hands

"Uhum"

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