Chapter 300


    “I’ve already got the ticket. You’re flying tonight. Is there anything you want to do before you leave?”


    Darius asked, handing me the flight ticket.


    “I just want to see Christopher. Nothing else.” I clenched the ticket in my hand.


    “What about your family?”


    Nathan was the only family member I had, but he only came to the hospital once after I got admitted.


    He came not because he was worried about me, but because he was worried about Crystal. He did not


    even call.


    “I’m good. They wouldn’t care less if I were to disappearpletely out of their lives. They might be


    surprised, but they’ll not look for me.”


    Darius came over and gave me a hug. “Take me as your brother. I’ll always be here to help. Are you


    sure you don’t want to go to Anndur? You might have a better chance of surviving over there.”


    “It’s fine. I don’t want to spend my remaining days in theboratory doing all sorts of tests. I’d rather


    spend my time in peace. Thanks for everything you’ve done for me, Darius.” Then, I hesitatingly asked,


    “Did you… Did you like my mom too back then? You said she was beautiful.”


    The man was caught off guard by my direct question. He stood still for a good few seconds.


    I had found out about this matter on my own. Darius was older than my mom by roughly ten years.


    Given this age gap, he would not have known my mom’s likes and dislikes, even if they were


    schoolmates.


    However, he knew that Mom loved to wear white dresses. He also knew she liked to keep her ck


    hair long, and that she liked having spicy shrimps. He even knew what her favorite movie and song


    were — Gone with the Wind and Love Story.


    There was no way he could know so much if he took her just as his junior. This exined why he had


    been so nice to me the first time we met. He had even helped me out at the ball his family hosted.


    It took him a while to answer my question. “Your mom is a star that attracts everyone’s attention. She


    has an irresistible charm, and I have to admit that I fell for her too.”


    “Were you guys ever together?” I asked out of curiosity.


    “Well, she loved your dad, and no one could put them apart. Besides, I’m the eldest son of the Lane


    family. I can’t just marry anyone I like.” His voice betrayed the regret and helplessness he felt.


    I finally understood that Darius had once loved my mother unrequitedly, but he had sumbed under


    the pressure of his family.


    Although I had fallen out of favor in my family, I still knew enough to know that every family that was


    involved in politics. They needed someone strong and decisive at the helm in order to protect the


    family.


    I knew Darius’ wife was also heavily involved in politics.


    Then, a strange thought popped into my head. What if Mom had married Darius in the first ce?


    Would she have been happier? Darius will never do what Dad did. He will never have an affair and


    even bring home another child.


    Mom must have been deeply hurt by what Dad did back then. That’s probably why she left without me.


    I was a reminder of the betrayal she felt. She gave her whole heart to Dad, but all he did was stab a


    dagger in her heart with his own hands.


    This outrageous thought put a smile on my face. I could not have dated Christopher if Darius were my


    father. I did not want to be his sister.


    I stayed in the hospital for just one day. Christopher would ask to see me the moment he woke up. Iy


    on the floor listening for his movement downstairs, longing that I could go past the ground and touch


    him, but all I could feel was the cold hard ground.


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