Chapter 1706: Unwilling To Take Responsibility

Chapter 1706: Unwilling to Take Responsibility

Only he knew that after Athena was taken to the hospital, he held a gun

to the doctor's head, forcing them to perform cardiopulmonary

resuscitation on Athena. After a series of resuscitation efforts, including

defibrillation, adrenaline injections, and cardiac massage, miraculously,

her heartbeat was restored. Since she couldn't breathe on her own, she

was kept on a ventilator.

Uncertain if she would survive, he didn't announce it to the public.

Everyone believed Athena was dead, and he didn't bother to clarify.

Who would care anyway?

For more than ten days, they fought to save her life, but eventually, the

doctors declared Athena to be in a vegetative state, uncertain if she

would ever wake up. When he received this news, it felt like his world

was collapsing. For the first time in his life, he shed tears, right in front

of her hospital bed. Even when his mother passed away, he hadn't

cried.

Out of helplessness, he had no choice but to send Athena to the United

States for the best treatment.

But that damn Luther, he took advantage of Athena, showed no

responsibility, and refused to admit anything. The thought of Luther

toying with his sister, shattering her heart, causing her to fall off a cliff

and become a vegetable, enraged him. Luther didn't even feel remorse;

he didn't even utter an apology.

He was furious, and from then on, he became enemies with Luther.

In the following years, he opposed Luther at every turn. Luther didn't

have any other women in his life until Joyce appeared.

Christian recalled the moment, and he turned around.

The light in the reception room was dim, so he reached out and turned

on the crystal chandelier hanging from above. The dazzling, colorful

light refracted, casting an exquisite glow on Joyce's face.

He sighed, and at first, his intention was to ruin their relationship. He

even thought about using means to snatch Joyce away from Luther and

make Luther suffer.

As he got to know Joyce better, he became interested in her. He

gradually shifted to helping Joyce because Luther's attitude towards

her had always been ambiguous. He started to worry that Joyce would

suffer the same fate as Athena.

In fact, his worries were justified. When he rescued Joyce from the sea,

she also fell into a coma for several months until she successfully gave

birth to her child. When Joyce woke up, he felt like his world was filled

with light.

At this moment, Joyce looked at Christian. She knew that if she

reunited with Luther, it would definitely make Christian uncomfortable.

That's why she hadn't contacted him for a long time.

Her sudden visit today was also an indication that she sensed

something was wrong. Regardless of what had happened in the past,

things needed closure.

Since there was such deep-seated enmity between Christian and

Luther, she might as well find a way to resolve it.

"Christian, I'm sorry for your sister's death. I imagine you've been

through a lot of pain these years. However, I would like to ask, how do

you know that Luther violated your sister's innocence? Did you witness

it with your own eyes?" She paused, "I apologize if I'm being offensive.

I understand that bringing up past events opens old wounds. I just want

a clear understanding of the situation.”

Christian walked back to the sofa and sat down next to Joyce. He

looked deeply into her eyes. "I know you don't have ill intentions. I

understand you. You find it hard to believe that Luther would do

something so cruel, am I right?"

Joyce shrugged, neither confirming nor denying.

She valued facts more than beliefs. Karl had taught her that. Christian's

words raised many doubts and lacked strong logic. She couldn't help

but be skeptical.

Christian thought for a moment. "On the day we went camping in the

mountains, Athena arrived later. I originally planned for everyone to

have a picnic together, so they could meet and say goodbye. Then I

would send Athena back down the mountain. After saying goodbye, I

had already made arrangements to send Athena to study abroad in

Rohomes. However, I forgot to bring my communication device, so I

went down the mountain alone to get it. When I returned to the top of

the mountain, I heard Athena's desperate cries. When I arrived at the

camp tent, I found Athena lying on the mat inside the tent. Her clothes

were in disarray, her long hair was messy, and there were bloodstains

on her dress..."

Christian seemed unable to continue at this point.

He took a deep breath, suppressing his pain. "Il interrogated Athena

about what had happened. At first, she didn't want to say anything. She

just cried until she finally admitted that she had a relationship with

Luther. Afterward, Luther said she was boring, just a one-time thing,

and he didn't want to take responsibility. I was furious and rushed to

confronthim on the mountaintop. But he flatly denied everything and

even claimed that Athena was putting on a show! What was even more

infuriating was that Felix, who hadn't witnessed the whole incident,

spoke up for Luther and denied it alongside him. I didn't realize that

Athena had secretly followed me to the mountaintop. She heard our

argument, heard Luther deny his actions with his own mouth. She was

heartbroken. I remember she held a fruit knife, standing at the edge of

the cliff, crying and begging Luther to admit, to not abandon her, to not

ignore her. Since he had taken her, she asked him to take

responsibility. I had never seen Athena in such a lowly state in my life.

She was always a proud person. At that moment, she was begging,

even kneeling down. Even I couldn't bear it. I even thought that if

Luther agreed, I wouldn't stop them anymore. After all, I didn't want my

sister to suffer. Even though it pained me, what meaning was there in

her miserable existence?"

At this point, Christian suddenly became furious, and a dark shadow

covered his eyes. "But Athena, she went to such extreme measures to

prove that everything she said was true. She said, “If only I die, it will

prove that I'm telling the truth. Let me die. I only hope you will

remember me forever, remember this day.’ Do you know what Luther

said?"

"What did he say?" Joyce squinted and asked.

Christian raised his voice sharply, "Ha, he actually said, “Whether you

live or die, what does it have to do with me?" It was Luther's heartless

words that eventually drove Athena to jump off the cliff. I never

expected Athena to be so resolute, and I couldn't grab hold of her in

time. I could only watch her frail figure disappear before my eyes."

As Joyce listened, her brow twitched slightly. She picked up the tea cup

in front of her and took another sip, moistening her parched throat.

Then, she spoke in a pleasant voice, "Christian, after your sister's

passing, did Luther and Felix ever admit what happened back then?"

Christian looked at Joyce and shook his head. "That's what made me

even angrier!"