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“He is! Giselle, he’s your child. If you don’t believe me, we can do a maternity test.”}
“No way. You must have mixed him up, or maybe the hospital switched my baby with someone else’s! How can my child look like this? This baby is a monster!“}
Frederick looked down sadly at the child in his arms–so fragile and already burdened with rejection. Whether the birthmarks could ever be fully treated was still unknown.
Giselle curled up on the bed, overwhelmed with pain, refusing to let the baby near her.”
For the child’s safety, Frederick had no choice but to move the baby to another room and hire a maternity nurse to care for him.”
But without his mother’s comfort, the baby cried incessantly, as if his tiny breath was about to give out.”
Frederick’s heart ached as he watched the child, his emotions bubbling up.
Seeing Giselle so unwilling to face reality, he finally lost his patience.
“Giselle, this child is yours. If you don’t believe me, we’ll do a maternity test. The baby’s condition is a consequence of everything we’ve done wrong–our punishment. What matters now is that we do everything we can to make it right, to create a better life for him.”
But Giselle wouldn’t listen. She shook her head wildly and smashed everything in the room into chaos.
By the next day, she left, leaving behind a signed divorce agreement.”
Frederick never expected her to crumble so easily, to abandon the family and the child over such a small setback.
Disappointed, he signed the divorce papers and took the child back inland. Giselle took half the assets in the settlement.
On the day they divorced, Giselle strode in hand–in–hand with a nouveau riche, flaunting their relationship right in front of Frederick.}]
The scene reminded Frederick bitterly of how she used to act in front of Gracie.!
Giselle and that man immediately registered their marriage. Frederick never looked back at her again.”
Afterward, he traveled far and wide seeking treatment for the child, spending a fortune–and finally, there was hope.”
But just as the child’s condition began improving, Frederick was diagnosed with liver cancer.
He never imagined fate would be so cruel–just when there was hope, an even greater despair awaited.§
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At that time, I was on my honeymoon abroad with Azrael when I received a message from Frederick in the middle of the night.” He had sent me dozens of texts, pouring out his pain and regret.“]
༢ ཆ ༴ ། ༢ ར – ཇ ཕ རྫ ༠ ༠ ཆ
I couldn’t help but feel some sympathy for him.”
In the end, he kept apologizing, saying he wanted to see me one last time before he left this world.
Azrael respected my decision, so I chose to return home to visit him.
When I saw Frederick again, Azrael and I stood by his bedside.”
Despite chemotherapy, his spirits were surprisingly good. But his hair was gone, his frame frail and gaunt, and the hospital gown hung loosely on him.}
He smiled warmly at me and gestured for us to sit.”
I didn’t know what to say.
“Gracie, thank you for coming. I never thought that the last time I’d see you, I wouldn’t even have the strength to stand,” he said.” “It’s okay. Your health is the most important thing. Take care of yourself.” I sighed.”
Frederick gave a bitter smile and shook his head. “It’s karma. Everything is karma. There’s no way I can recover. But one thing makes me happy–at least my child has a chance.“>
“Gracie, thank you for coming. I don’t expect your forgiveness, because I don’t deserve it. I only wish you happiness. Azrael will be a man you can truly rely on.”
I nodded, tears streaming down my face.
After walking out of Frederick’s hospital room, I couldn’t calm my emotions for a long time. My entire body trembled as I collapsed into Azrael’s arms, soaking his shirt with silent sobs.
He didn’t say a word–he just held me tightly, his quiet presence offering all the comfort I needed.”
At that moment, I felt a sense of peace. After enduring so much pain for what felt like a lifetime, I finally believed that better days were ahead.”
