Theodore laid on the hospital bed with a hollow look in his eyes.

He had asked himself countless times why he was still alive.

Why was he in the hospital when he opened his eyes?

He was the only one living in that house, with no servants on duty.

He was all alone, surrounded by a pile of wine bottles, fully intending to drink to his death. He was all prepared to welcome death, and even thought he saw the grim reaper waving his hands at him. Yet, when he next opened his eyes, he found himself in the hospital.

It was dark and silent in the ward. The air felt as though it was frozen, the silence deafening.

Theodore looked out the window, and saw a weak ray of sunshine peeking shyly through the curtains. It was as bashful as a young lover, but he could still feel the warmth on his cheeks.

Unfortunately, this ray of sunshine wasn't enough to resist the gloom in his heart. All it did was to trace the outline of his emaciated and haggard face.

He hated the sunshine.

The door to the ward suddenly opened and Sydney walked in. She had a bouquet of fresh flowers in hand, which she began displaying in a vase.

Theodore continued lying silently on the bed, as if he didn't see her at all.

A light fragrance filled the air in the room.

Theodore furrowed his brows. "What are you doing here?"

"My son almost died. Can't I come?"

from the hospital, she was scared out

managed

doing this? You clearly know that you can't touch alcohol. Why did you drink so much? Must you make your family worry and

face was pale as a sheet, and his eyes looked soulless. The usual color on his cheeks had faded, leaving behind deathly gray

and hazy, like the fuzzy reflection of the moon on the surface

voice broke

I, won't you think for Grandma? She raised you

am now, so what if I die? Just find someone who looks like me as a replacement and she'll take him as me, just

how Sebastian replaced

only one in this world and you're irreplaceable. You're my son, and you...you'll

really wanted to tell Theodore that he was now

now after hiding it from him for so long might break him even further.

more worried that he might

at her words. "What did you

eventually get married and have children of your own and be a father one day. If your child ends up like you,

overwhelm him. Sydney's words seemed to deepen

never have my

would never be able to bear a

were pregnant back then! He would

the misunderstandings that laid between

a chance

hard that Rose would become pregnant,

left of him, Theodore Spencer, in this world

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