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?"

received a call from the hospital, she was scared out of her wits and

doctor managed to

drink so much? Must you make your family worry and suffer because of you? You're clearly tired

and his eyes looked soulless. The usual color on his

They looked dim and hazy, like the fuzzy reflection of the moon

voice

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

has dementia now," Theodore said, cutting Sydney off. "She doesn't even recognize who I 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

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

tell Theodore that he was now

was worried that telling him now after hiding it from him for so long might break him even further. He wasn't in a good condition right now, and was just resuscitated. He probably wouldn't be able to take

that

furrowed at her

married and have children of your own and be a father one day. If your child ends up like you, won't you be in agony too? Theo, pull yourself together, won't you? I'm

the bitterness in his heart overwhelm him. Sydney's words

have my own

would never be able to bear a child with another woman.

wished so badly to have a child with Rose. If only Rose were pregnant back then!

they remained together, the misunderstandings that laid between them would surely

chance to

Rose would become pregnant, but his hopes had been

of him, Theodore Spencer, in this

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