บท 121: A father's weakness

Author's Note: Your body is honest. When you are in physical pain. You cry. But the heart is a liar. It stays quiet even when it's hurting. Then, when you are asleep, you finally weep and whimper like a dog.

       -It's okay to not be okay

"She is fine. She is just in a state of shock. Let her rest." Jun Mo said to Mr. Lei whose face was contorted with panic.

Mr. Lei absentmindedly nodded as he gazed at the pale face of his wife. Has he really lost another child in the span of two years? Would fate be this cruel to his family? Mr. Lei didn't want to think about it. He refused to believe that he has lost another child. A child was to bury his parent but for a parent to bury his child that was cruel. Something gnawed at his chest. The misery was not quite settling. He wasn't ready to accept this fate. Mr. Lei looked like he has aged in the blink of the eye. He sat beside his wife on the bed.