Chapter 384
Jace suddenly remembered what happened three years ago. He was on the highway when he heard about the Zelda family’s bad news. Then, he hurried from his branch office to Nadeem City.
However, halfway through his journey, he received a breakup call from Sienna.
She was crying. “Jace, I’m sorry. I love you, but I can’t be with you anymore because of the Zelda family. Please, tell Aunt Freya to let us go. Let’s break up.”
Sienna hung up the phone before he could speak. He tried to call her again, but she turned off her phone.
He wanted to tell her that even if she wanted to break up, they should speak in person to respect each other.
At that moment, his mother’s aggression and the breakup ruined his mood. He did not slow down when he reached the fork in the road. A truck suddenly appeared without slowing down and hit him directly.
Bang!
He was in a daze as his chaotic memories hit him. He saw his memories as a child. He saw his parents’ endless arguments, where his father slammed the door, leaving his mother behind.
His mother trembled in anger and smashed everything in the house. There was a loud crackling noise from all the destruction. It reminded him of the firecrackers during the New Year. If the noise was like New Year, it was as if their family was celebrating the New Year every day.
He would rather die and end the torture fast. Why live with such a broken body?
Even so, his family refused to let him die, and neither did his nurse. He suffered from urinary incontinence continuously. It happened frequently and was often an embarrassing problem. He was ashamed and begged the nurse, “Please euthanize me and put me out of my misery. You can be free too.”
The nurse named Sage answered him as such, “Do you think death is a relief? No. Death is just an escape because everyone knows that it’s harder to live.”
Not only did she reason with him, but she also started reading books for him, such as Tagore’s Stray Birds and other motivational books. She randomly chose the book to read daily by mood. Her voice was clear and melodious. It was not the best reading voice, but it was full of emotions. She read the novels out loud and expressed her emotions when she read poetry collections. However, whenever she hummed occasionally… It was squeaky and terrible. Perhaps, the stories had given him some courage and strength, allowing him to see a ray of light in the dark days. Without knowing it, the toughest days passed quickly.
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