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?"

look at what you got me into!

live our lives

he had to take big gulps of breath again. The doctor, Ezra,

Linda. He had been in a semi-coma all day until a severe pain suddenly attacked him in the chest. He had difficulty breathing as if someone was

news from Ruth that Anna and Linda died although he did not value them too much. After all, two daughters leaving

patient is in critical condition. I told you to come here not to make things worse by yelling, but maybe to see him and say the

a blank. She then turned around and left the ward sadly. She had no

was a next life, just as Anna wrote in her suicide

there was nothing the doctor could do to save his life. He was too weak to say anything when Ezra and Maisie

his apology to Ezra

was trying to speak out to Ezra, just as he would say to others around him

It was miserable and pitiable that Roman as a father

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

it for Anna because, in the end, she left him with a letter which informed Ruth

Marshall cried to her blackout several times either for the death of Linda

the Marshall family behind her

influence. Now that he's gone; Ezra

taken care of by his son Ezra, it was executed specifically by his Maisie because of

arms as an excuse so

all somebody in Riverside City

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