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

be by Winston’s side all the

that he

didn’t even know what his

barely manage his own life–how was he supposed to take

he’d never stepped into Winston’s life, maybe none of

have felt the sting of contrast- wouldn’t have gotten used to care, only to be crushed by its sudden disappearance;

it might’ve quietly adapted to that life. But if someone came along, fed it, took care of it, gave it warmth for a little while–then vanished–the dog

took the dog in for

knew–he couldn’t

and Dalton couldn’t be there

that was the case, maybe it would’ve been better if

who showed up, gave

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The First Time

but disappointment…

48 Pearls

parted his lips; his eyes looked

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