Corinne shook her head. "I don't know you, so how can I hate you? Mister Maxwell, I don't have any memory of you at all, so no, I don't hate you. But I don't like you, and I don't want to have anything to do with you."
Maxwell looked at Corinne with pain in his eyes. However, he also felt that that moment was the happiest he had been in the past 20 years.
After a moment of silence, he smiled and said, "Corinne, you and your mother are so alike. She also talks to me like that."
Corinne frowned and rolled her eyes in disgust. "Don't bring up my mother! You're not worthy to talk about her!"
Maxwell was not surprised by her reaction; Lucas also said the same thing to him before. He sighed and apologized, "I'm sorry. I…"
Corinne did not have the patience to listen to his useless explanations anymore.
"I don't want to hear any of your explanations! I only came because Sunny got down on his knees to beg me, so you should keep living for that kid's sake. Don't do anything stupid again! Think about your parents! Seriously, one would think you'd be more mature at your age."
Maxwell looked at Corinne. She was less than one yard away from him, but he did not dare to reach out and touch her.
"I'm sorry… I don't know what else I can say but that. I know I have no right to ask for your forgiveness."
Corinne smiled sarcastically. "You're right. You have no right to ask for my forgiveness, nor do you need to. Mister Maxwell, take your medicine and carry on."
Not wanting to stay any longer, Corinne turned and walked out.
"Luna, wait!" called Maxwell.
Corinne stopped and said, "Mister Maxwell, I think you're mistaken. I'm Corinne, not Luna."
Helpless, Maxwell relented and said, "Corinne, can you please stay for a while more?"
Corinne did not want to but decided to stay regardless, seeing as she was already there with him. After all, she did promise Sunny she would help him.
"Grandpa and Grandma are alright. Why are you standing at the door? How's he doing?"
Sunny stood in front of the door to stop Lucas from going in.
"Uh... Dad's condition is much more stable, and he's resting inside now. I think it's best if you don't go in and disturb him. Come back later. In fact, why don't you go to work? I'll stay and take care of him, so don't worry."
Lucas was sure Sunny was hiding something. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Move aside. I'm going in."
There was no way Sunny was going to let him in. "Lucas, Dad is sleeping! You're only going to wake him up if you go in now."
Lucas scoffed. "He slept the whole night, so why would he still be sleeping now? Just what are you trying to hide?! Get out of my way right now, or you're going to get it!"
Left without a choice, Sunny finally said, "Okay, okay, I'll get out of your way, but you have to promise me you won't hit me after seeing whatever is inside. Okay?"
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