They then fell into silence when the doctor came for them from a near distance.

"Roman is still in critical condition after the surgery, but he has regained some consciousness now. I think you might want to see him." The doctor's remarks spoke volumes about their father's health condition.

"You first," Ezra glanced at Ruth and said indifferently.

Ezra was unwilling to see Roman with Ruth because she never treated him as family and he just treated her the same way back. He thought they'd better take turns visiting their father.

Ruth entered Roman's ward without a word.

Roman was nearly at death's door, being gaunt and green around the gills. Ruth had every right to hate Roman who had a marked preference for sons over daughters.

Ruth believed Roman was the chief culprit who cornered Diana her mother and Anna. The three of them would not be reduced to this circumstance if he had given her and Anna more warmth, and if he had given her mother due respect and love.

But now their condition was miserable: one died, one went mad, and Ruth was about to be behind bars. Ruth couldn't help weeping bitter tears in the face of Roman's gauntness.

"I'm sorry…" Roman said to her on the bed, holding out his hand difficultly. His words seemed to be more comforting before his pending death

"Sorry?" Ruth suddenly lost control of her mood.

"How does your apology help us in any way?"

mom is now a maniac! Anna and Linda Marshall died! And look at what you got

make us live our

big gulps of breath again. The doctor, Ezra, and Maisie walked in right away as the monitoring

day until a severe pain suddenly attacked him in

news from Ruth

not to make things worse by yelling, but maybe to see him

and left the ward sadly. She had no more to say to her

wrote in her suicide note. Ruth hoped she would not become

daughters and there was nothing the doctor could do to save his life. He was

away, failing to finish his apology to Ezra despite his trying

to Ezra, just as he would say to others around

no grief at all just as Ruth did. It was miserable and pitiable that Roman as a father should be reduced to the circumstance

Maisie spent the following days taking care of Roman's funeral. They also dealt with the funeral of Anna. Ruth was arrested the day Roman died; Diana was

the end, she left

was taken care of by Mrs. Marshall. Words have it that Mrs. Marshall cried to her blackout several times either for the death of Linda or that

that Roman has gone after all, which meant tough days for Mrs. Marshall and the Marshall family behind

autocratic influence. Now that he's gone; Ezra would not give

Ezra, it was executed specifically by his Maisie because

taking his injured arms as an excuse so as to increase Maisie's appearance on many occasions, which

was after all somebody in Riverside City and accordingly

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