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.
furrowed as he tapped his dragon-headed cane on the floor, a cold gleam flashing
up and strode briskly
father was coming to him. He quickly asked his servants to take it away
“Are you feeling better?”
pretended to get up but coughed violently just as he straightened
“You’re not young anymore. The memorial hall’s cold. How could
for the ancestors’ forgiveness…” Matthew began to wipe his
no idea of what his son’s doing? Has your
“Well—”
no need to
Matthew was rendered speechless.
really think I’m senile!? Do you really feel guilty, or are you putting up a
“Dad…”
turned pale, instantly bouncing off the bed and getting
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