She brought her hand down on the table with a loud slam and shot to her feet. “I’m saying this loud and clear now. Marcus is a wimp!”

Not only were we taken aback, but even Tobias froze upon witnessing his mother’s burst of temper for the first time.

 

Everyone’s attention was riveted on Camelia, and time seemed to have stopped for a moment.

However, her menacing attitude faded away almost as quickly as it manifested. Immediately after, her shoulders sagged, and tears welled up in her red-rimmed eyes. As she tried to get a hold of her unraveling emotions, her mouth pressed into a thin line.

Alas, she lost the battle, and the dam broke.

 

She used to be a sheltered, naive girl. However, her world was turned upside down since she met Marcus, and she had been torn apart in the name of love.

Now that Marcus fell ill, she thought that he would need to rely on her, and she could stay with him forever. However, he chose death instead. What a sick joke.

knew he had given up, and that was the last straw that

 

of emotion assailed me, and the

sounding scared and pained.

of the mother who was on the verge of breaking down and her visibly upset child was chipping away at my empathy. If I didn’t

mine, pulling it forward and placing

when one of your family members is sick.” His voice was soft yet clear, and every word emanated a

wailing reverberating across the room. Camelia slumped onto a chair and hid her face behind her palms, her

mother’s side, rubbing her back comfortingly. It was the only thing he could do at

and Ashton wiped them away with his fingers. I didn’t crumble under the weight of emotions with him being the pillar of support for us. Instead, I was able to stand on the sidelines, sharing in Camelia and Tobias’ pain

after some time. Camelia had calmed down, but her nose was runny while her eyes were red and swollen. She squinted, barely able to

us and lowered her head sheepishly. “Sorry for that.

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