Ex-wife, Please Come Back

Slowly, Jacob walked up to Sara, and gently held her shoulder. She leaned onto him for comfort as she soon burst into tears.

He felt her sadness, too. He remained in silence as he continued to offer a shoulder for her to cry on. While it was happening, he was also intently listening as Carlos spoke his mind.

"I know she loves me. I know it. But she was not happy with how I was too preoccupied and committed to the company. I naively thought that the only way I could make her happy was through wealth, but it was too late when I started to realize my mistake. I was deeply deluded in the idea that she doesn't really love me."

His voice continued to sound horse as he went on. He knew that Jacob was standing beside him, but he couldn't pay attention to anyone right now.

Now their family was finally here, and it was the only silver lining that he got out of it. In the past, what he worried about the most was Sara's marriage. Now that he didn't have to worry about it, the only problem he could see was now his now.

Tasha was lying in the emergency room. The cancer itself was not terrible, but it created a complication that made it extremely difficult to save her. Carlos continued to sulk as the idea of not seeing the person he loved the most washed all over him.

For him, it was a miracle enough to ever see her again. This was definitely worth celebrating, but at the same time, something to mourn for.

Sara continued to cry. Although she just heard her father's words clearly, she could only imagine her mother's heart full of regrets. Since she left, what was supposed to be a happy family ended up in pieces.

It was because of her mother's choice. No matter how anyone looked at it, it was most definitely a factor. However, this time, it was purely fate making its move.

"Dad, don't be too sad, now. You also need to watch out for your own health." Jacob glanced over at Carlos and couldn't help but feel sorry for him. He could tell that Carlos had been through a lot.

"Your mother never had a hard time before. I made sure of that because I didn't want her to suffer when she was with me. So I worked my ass off trying to keep things the way they were. I think that she got tired of simply receiving everything from me that she gave up on me."

Eventually, Carlos stopped sobbing. For some reason, seeing men cry always brought out a certain degree of sadness for most people. He had to be strong in front of his daughter.

It's okay to cry," Sara reminded him. "You didn't do anything wrong. And I know I am in no position to judge my mother's actions, but I think you have done enough for both of us. It was her own choice that made

wiped her own tears as she lifted up her head and

the things

for my mother to meet a man like you," she continued as she tightly grabbed Jacob's hand.

at ease knowing that she had someone

could totally understand how she felt because he'd been through a similar

the moment he found out about Michael's choice of euthanasia. He felt devastated at that time. There was no reason to refuse or bear any more suffering. The conflict between the two had almost

that it took him quite some time before he could finally speak about it with others. After all, time would eventually heal all wounds. As long as one could survive at

it was Sara who was caught in a whirlpool of disastrous events. She felt like the world was a thin, fragile bubble,

waiting and mindlessly drifting according to the current. In such a situation, not many people could break out of the situation and have the courage to

at her father with blank eyes, and said, "Dad, you will get through this. We both will, right? No matter the result, I hope you'll be fine. You still have me and Jacob. We'll take good care of

her lips to muster up her courage as she looked at her father. Carlos didn't immediately say anything in return. He decided to entertain only his thoughts at the moment, and the way he would react to such an event.

me. I can handle myself. I know that we will all end up dying at some point. The ground isn't always solid, and people have their own fate. I have a

out loud, nothing about how he felt at the moment would change. 'What a pity, '

wishes. Instead, things turned out graver than he imagined. He felt that there

try to take everything away from him, and he couldn't help but sink further into despair. He knew it was an

some time, Tasha was released out of the dialysis room. Her face was as pale as death.

of her features

isn't very stable. The cancer cells have spread from her chest to her other internal organs. On

Carlos's shoulder, signifying that they had tried their best, but weren't able to reverse the worst case scenario. That way, the doctor did not need any

obvious, the news still shook Carlos to his core. He stood still for about a minute, completely lost in his own thoughts. He didn't even have the guts to look at Tasha as she was being