Chapter 647


    “What?” I yelped. Prisci wanted to leave him at his darkest hour, and she got herself and the baby


    killed? God, Robert must have been devastated.


    “Someone rigged the car. It was meant for Robert, but Prisci was roped into it instead. His guilt


    crushed him. He loved Prisci deeply, so he didn’t hate her even though she betrayed him. He only


    med himself for it. I was worried when I found out, so I sneaked out to check on him.”


    Julia raised her head to keep her tears in. Then, she pointed at somewhere far away. “It happened at


    the roof of Century Tower. It used to be the Andersons’ building. I saw him on the roof, harried and


    tired. He was crushed and on the verge of breaking down. I wanted to talk to him, but Robert cursed


    me. He even thought I yed a part in Prisci’s death.


    “I snapped eventually, so I yelled back at him. I talked about things I shouldn’t, and Iughed at him


    because Prisci left him instead of facing the darkest hours of his life with him. I kept provoking him,


    saying that he lost everything, including his family. I even said that he has no reason to live anymore.”


    She covered her face, but tears fell through the cracks between her fingers. “He was an idiot. I could


    have given everything up for him, but he chose someone who only loved him for his money.”


    I was in no position to judge a person who was dead, but Julia had a point. I couldn’t even make an


    argument for Robert. It was a tragic, heartbreaking, and uneptable story. Sadness welled up within


    me, and I looked at Christopher. He held my hand, giving me a look of encouragement.


    “I wanted to show my concern since I used to have a crush on him, but instead, I insulted him. I


    couldn’t take back what I said, so I escaped the scene. The very next day, I found out Robert had


    leaped off the building and died just like that.”


    Julia wiped her tears away, but the more she wiped, the more she cried. In the end, she looked up at


    the ceiling and let her tears fall freely. “I regretted that decision even until today. If I didn’t sneak out and


    insult him, he wouldn’t have killed himself. I knew full well that he was breaking down, but still, I insulted


    him out of petty anger.


    “Your mother’s right. I killed Robert. Although I didn’t push him, I was the cause of his death after what I


    said to him.”


    I see. So that’s the truth. Robert killed himself, but Julia’s insult was thest straw. That’s why she


    never denied Isabelle’s usations.


    I couldn’t bring myself to say that it wasn’t Julia’s fault, but that only made it more tragic.


    When I left the Lane residence, it was with a heavier heart than when I came. “Chris, I’m confused.


    Why must life throw so many lemons at us? Is it that hard to ask for a simple life? It’ll make everyone


    happier that way.”


    I leaned against his chest, trying to rest my weary soul. He gave me a tight hug and told me, “Well, it’s


    all the more reasons we have to cherish the time we have. Because you never know when life will


    change lemons out for guns.”


    I stayed at the mansion for the next couple of days, but I still couldn’t shake my frustration away. I


    would scroll through my phone when I felt like it, and I would open the door as fast as possible when


    someone knocked. Every time, however, I would close the door in disappointment, since it was just the


    milkman.


    Will Mome to take me back? I sighed. I knew it was weird wanting to act spoiled after having a big


    argument, but that always happened with a mother and her child. Yes, I was hurt, but still, I hoped


    Isabelle would pick me up after she regretted chasing me out.


    One weekter, Isabelle finally called me, and I almost cried tears of joy. However, after hearing what


    she said, the tears that fell were tears of despair.


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