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?"

hospital, she was scared out of her wits and hurriedly made

doctor managed to resuscitate

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

usual color on his cheeks had faded, leaving

had lost their usual radiance. They looked dim and hazy, like the fuzzy reflection

voice

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

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

how

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

tell Theodore that he was now

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.

worried that he might

brows furrowed at her words. "What did you

her face. "You'll eventually get 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

the bitterness in his heart overwhelm him. Sydney's words seemed to deepen the unspeakable pain in

my own

bear a child

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

together, the misunderstandings that laid

wouldn't stand a chance

that Rose would become pregnant,

be left of him, Theodore Spencer, in this world after his

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