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.

had given up, and that was

 

and the back of my

trembled, sounding scared and pained.

sight of the mother who was on the verge of breaking down and her visibly upset child was chipping away at my empathy. If I

it

to pretend to be strong when one of your family members is sick.” His

I steadied my nerves, I suddenly heard a woman’s wailing reverberating across the room. Camelia slumped onto a

and came to his mother’s side, rubbing her back comfortingly. It was the only thing he could

down my face quietly, 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

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

consoling Tobias, she glanced at us and lowered her head sheepishly. “Sorry for that. I must have

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