Large droplets of tears trailed down his face, the usually composed man completely lost his cool, but I couldn’t think of the
situation as anything but utterly laughable.
He blamed everyone and everything, but not himself.
He was the one who had killed me!
The doctors didn’t care, but Aster had begged Shawn time and time again. If he trusted even a word of what our son said, I
wouldn’t have died from blood loss and cold!
Seeing that he was in an agitated state, the doctors quickly tried to salvage the situation. “Sir, your son is still alive! We have to
save him first!”
な
The moment they mentioned Aster, I became nervous, my heartstrings taut like a bowstring. I’d watched as my only son passed out for an entire night, his signs of life becoming weaker and weaker, almost driving me insane.
My soul dashed around the corners of the hospital, as if I was a madwoman.
1/3
Chapter 3
+15 Bonus
Every time I came across someone, I’d go up to them and beg them to help. I kneeled and bowed, praying for the gods to show
mercy and have someone save my poor son.
However, nothing happened. Their footsteps stepped over my head cruelly, and not one person stayed.
Shawn finally came to his senses.
This time, he immediately wrapped his arms around Aster, holding him close, not caring that he was filthy and smelled of death.
“Y–Yes, we have to save Aster! I don’t care what you do, just save him!”
His orders were reason enough for the doctors to do their all. They immediately summoned the best doctors and used the best
medical equipment and medicine to save him.
After an intense battle with death, Aster was transferred to the ICU for further treatment and observation.
When the head doctor exited the operation room, his expression was grim. Not even Shawn’s status could make him hold back
from giving him a stern talking to.
“His spleen is ruptured, and there’s intracranial bleeding! How could you abuse such a young child?”
Shawn’s expression was sullen, voice hoarse as he talked about how Aster supposedly banged his head against the wall the day
earlier.
The doctor’s eyes widened in anger, refuting that it was impossible. “Look at the amount of bruises on the boy’s body! He was
attacked! There are wounds on his head and abdomen caused by brute force, I swear. You can report this to the police if you don’t
believe me!”
Shawn stumbled as if he’d been struck by lightning, and he was stunned for a few seconds, before his head turned to look at
Jasmine.
The latter had been crying ever since Aster was sent into the operating room, crying and sobbing as if the world was ending. Any passersby who didn’t know any better might have thought that she was the boy’s mother instead.
Seeing Shawn’s cold and frankly terrifying expression, Jasmine shrank into herself. “Astrea’s absolutely terrible! She shouldn’t
have hurt the child to use him in her schemes to steal you
from my side!”
Even now, after my death, she still slandered my name mercilessly.
This time, however, Shawn finally didn’t take her words wholesale.
His tone was firm and as cold as the chilly depths of the sea. “Did you hurt Aster yesterday, Jasmine?
“If you tell me a single lie, I’ll make sure you wish you were dead!”
