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.

and

to a young man. He looked at her

wasn't there, but I

out his phone and played

little frown was seen approaching the camera. She had just taken two

her head to look

"Haha."

laughed, finding

like you. Even her frown

His eyes started

a response came from the woman. Even though it was only slight, Octavious noticed that the corners of

warm began to run down the side of his cheek, and he

she is. She

He pursed his lips.

and live like a family as

the sentence, his voice began to crack, and

***

still

she was

eyes, she was the

could take that beauty away

So…

did she have to leave

take her away from

***

"Uwaaa! Uwaaa!"

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

gaze directed toward the ceiling of the

"Hu..huh."

chest trembled as he took

looked at his own reflection in the pane. His eyes

'Who is he?'

the man that was reflected on

'That's not me.'

adamant in his belief that he was

"Uwaaa! Uwaaa!"

began to cry again, and Octavious turned his gaze toward the small girl who was laying on the

'She's probably hungry, right?'

the 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

a while, he chose to leave it where it was and continued to listen to the

"Uwaaa! Uwaaa! "

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

his time listening to

sound that filled

that reassured him that

***

Losing my emotions…

for the sake

wanted to forget. Numb myself from the

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

gazed at the orphanage

the young girl in

is for the

knew this was the

a danger

couldn't allow himself to be near her. He wanted to love her with all

He didn't deserve her.

"Huh...huh.."

in the

Just that...

"Dada?"

came to a sudden stop as

entire body freeze at that moment and he lowered

They were so pure...

"Dada?"

her little

trembled and he slowly brought his head toward her. Her hands soon touched his cheeks and she

"Uhum"

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