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 her eyes were

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

I wasn't there, but I

his phone and

seen approaching the camera. She had just taken two steps when she tripped and fell forward, at which

her head to look at

"Haha."

man laughed, finding the

you. Even her frown

mouth with his hand and rubbed it. His eyes started

Even though it was only slight, Octavious noticed that the corners of

side of his

Haha, of course, she is. She looks just

He pursed his lips.

together and live like a family

the sentence, his voice began to crack, and warmth

***

was still beautiful

she was like

eyes, she was the most beautiful person in

take that beauty away from

So…

have to leave

take her

***

"Uwaaa! Uwaaa!"

They went on and on and on, stopping

his gaze directed toward the ceiling of the room. It was pink. A color

"Hu..huh."

trembled as

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

'Who is he?'

the man that was reflected on the glass. Was that supposed

'That's not me.'

the mirror, adamant in his belief that he was merely seeing

"Uwaaa! Uwaaa!"

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

'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 and turning his attention to the

where it was and continued to listen to the child's

"Uwaaa! Uwaaa! "

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

listening to them

was the only sound that filled his empty

reassured him that he wasn't

***

Losing my emotions…

purely just for the sake

wanted to forget. Numb myself from the

They call me strong.

The strongest human.

only that was the

…I'm not strong.

I'm just a coward.

***

[Ashton City Community Orphanage.]

playing in the background.

lips trembled as he gazed at the orphanage in front of

the young girl in his arms,

for the

want to, but he knew this was the best decision

a

to love her with all of his heart, but...

He didn't deserve her.

"Huh...huh.."

the orphanage in the distance. Closing his eyes, he firmed himself

Just that...

"Dada?"

to a sudden stop as a sweet voice called out

moment and he lowered his gaze to meet two innocent eyes looking

They were so pure...

"Dada?"

called out again, her little hands

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

"Uhum"

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