Chapter 385 The First Time He Spoke Harshly

Pears

“I was restless for a whole day and night; I was angry and helpless too,” Winston said quietly. “But in the end, I suddenly felt calm.”

“I thought, fine then… I’m just some unlucky loser who got thrown away by the world,” he said, his eyes widening slightly, a dull bitterness flickering in them. “I accepted it.”

Accepted it… Those words slipped into Dalton’s cars and made his heart tremble.

He hadn’t expected Winston to think that way… He shouldn’t have been this pessimistic… and the one who pushed him there–the one who made him feel that way–was him.

In that moment, Dalton suddenly realized-

He’d messed up.

He’d been wrong from the start.

He should’ve never thought he could be some kind of hero–that he could save this pitiful boy.

The truth was, he couldn’t save Winston at all.

Winston was still stuck in that same home, still bearing the weight of his father’s emotional abuse, still misunderstood by everyone around him….

had ever done was offer a tiny bit of comfort–but that wasn’t enough to change

be by Winston’s side all

now that he

didn’t even know what his own future looked

his own life–how was he supposed to take care

never stepped into Winston’s life, maybe

wouldn’t have gotten used to care, only to be crushed by its sudden disappearance; wouldn’t have turned so

might’ve quietly adapted to that life. But if someone came along, fed it, took

person took the

Dalton knew–he couldn’t do

wasn’t a dog, and Dalton couldn’t be there for him all

case, maybe it would’ve been better if none

didn’t want to be the one who showed up, gave him a taste of sweetness, and,

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but disappointment…

48 Pearls

get how you feel.” With that thought, Dalton finally parted his lips; his eyes looked

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