Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 381 Mothers

“Do you know what my memory of my mother is?”

“Before I turned seven, all I remember of my mother is her lying in bed all the time. She never moved.”

“My dad would give her a sponge bath daily, and the nurses would administer nutrient solution daily. All I could do was watch.”

“Other children had mothers to scold them, hug them, and tell them how much they. loved them.”

“But my mother just lay there, completely still.”

“When I turned seven…”

She sniffled. “My dad discussed with my grandparents. They agreed to let the doctor euthanize my mom.”

“I was still too young then and did not understand what it meant.”

“My dad said my mother’s organs were donated to three people.”

“Her heart and two kidneys were given to three boys older than me.”

Lucy wiped her tears with a tissue. “My dad said Mom didn’t die. Instead, she lives on in the three boys who received her organs.”

that I must remember what these three boys looked like. They carried on my

“But later…”

that your

“As for me…”

”

when he saw Lucy cry.

felt her sadness acutely as if it was his

a deep breath and moved closer to her. Then, he

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She wanted to

against his chest and hugged

found the person who had a

did not dare

and Lucy cried that noon.

same time, Jacob got drunk.

to take care of

leave. “What about… I call my uncle and tell him that I’m not coming

uncle as they traveled, informing him that she and Damien

the situation here…

“You should go.”

head helplessly. “I can take care of a drunkard and two women.”

aunt for a long time.

the others. Once she confirmed that Lennon could care for them,