Chapter 554 Is That All?

Sean chuckled softly as he sat down beside Abigail and gazed at Scarlett’s sleeping face. He gently spoke, “When I was young, my parents passed away and my grandparents raised me. The year they died, I was struck by a grave illness that affected both my physical and mental

health.”

Abigail remained silent, gnawing at her straw.

“People say that men don’t cry easily, but I couldn’t help but sob my heart out every day,” he confessed, having already forgotten the trauma of losing his parents.

He believed that he would never recover from the pain, but time proved to be cruel. Gradually, all the pain and sorrow he felt faded away.

She looked at him intently. “What happened next?”

“A month later, I didn’t cry as often as before. A year later, I stopped crying altogether. Now, I have almost forgotten the agonizing pain I felt back then. At most, I just miss them,” Sean replied, placing a strawberry in his mouth.

“Are

you telling me to cherish the present?” Abigail’s eyes sparkled with clarity.

“Abigail.” He spoke her name solemnly for the first time.

“Just get to the point. There’s no need to be like this,” she said, furrowing her brow.

He gently stroked her hair. “I find it strange. You’ve been away from them for over 20 years, yet time hasn’t worn away their love for you. Is it because I am naturally cold-hearted? Is that why time can erode my love for my parents?”

had no answer for

Indeed. Why?

had heard someone compare a parent’s love for their children to

knew often used this analogy to

children would always be greater than

and wondered

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just expressing my

not overthinking anything,” she calmly

wasn’t long before Lawrence

so it’ll be a while before he

She simply nodded.

knew that asking her to accept the Pearsons now was too much and too soon, so he didn’t

hospital has been taken care of now. Go rest. I’ll have the family

stay in my office,”

Kelly might have lived in the room she would

“O-Okay.” Lawrence felt disappointed.

him and left

muttering to Lawrence, “You’ve endured

suddenly felt uplifted. “She’s already back. I have the rest of our

about the circumstances can be blamed on you,”

on Abigail’s behalf. However, the pain they felt from being betrayed by the person they trusted the most would be greater than if it were done by anyone else. Still,

she has you,”

Sean’s mood brightened. After bidding farewell to Lawrence,

walked out of the hospital doors,

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