Letting a person live lucidly in pain for the rest of their life was the biggest punishment.
Rowan wiped his hand with a smirk. He took one last look at William and left quietly.
…
The early morning sun spilled through the memorial hall’s traditional window and shone on the portraits of the Hamerton ancestors.
Many servants were crowding the door as they looked inside in worry. With the dull thud and an abrupt fall of a figure, they gasped and rushed in.
“Mr. Matthew fainted! Mr. Matthew fainted!”
“Go get Mr. Clark!
Clark came over with some other men to take care of the incident and relayed it to Liam with a solemn face.
Matthew had stayed on his knees in the memorial hall for one whole day without food or water and finally succumbed in the morning.
dragon-headed cane
he got up and
chicken soup when he heard that his father was coming to him. He quickly asked his servants to take it away and weakly pulled his blanket up to
“Are you feeling better?”
get up but
cold. “You’re not young anymore. The memorial hall’s cold. How could you kneel there
began to wipe
sneered. “The father has no idea of what his son’s doing? Has your father-and-son relationship faded
“Well—”
you’re distant now, there’s no need to
Matthew was rendered speechless.
floor. “Do you really think I’m senile!? Do you really
“Dad…”
off
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