Chapter 724

"Damn Luther, you put Athena through that and never reflected on it

after all these years, and now you've actually put even Joyce in a coma

because of you.”

“Damn it, damn it! In this life, I will never let you go!" He gritted his teeth

and slammed a few more punches towards the wall in quick

succession.

The walls in the hospital were made of diatomaceous earth, pitted and

full of granules.

Instantly his knuckles bled, staining the wall red. He didn't even realize

it yet, just lashing out in a rage.

"Stop it."

Vicki suddenly stepped forward and held Christian's wrist to stop him

from hurting himself.

“I know you've had a deep love for Athena since she was a child, but

six years have passed, and for good reason, you should move on from

the pain of the past.”

“Otherwise, you don't look like the Christian I know."

She took his hand, her long eyebrows furrowed, "You're bleeding. Just

go bandage it up."

"No need."

Christian drew back his hand, unconcerned about his bleeding finger.

"Now that you're here, do you want to go see Athena ?" Vicki asked in a

faint voice.

"It's not necessary. I feel ashamed to see her. I have failed to protect

her.”

“She has been in a coma for six full years now.”

For these six years, Luther had got enough women around him and

must have long forgotten her. But she, who had foolishly given all for

him, has now been lying here alone for six years."

Christian's dark eyes lit up with angry flames, "Everything is in vain. I

am sitting on a billion dollar fortune, but I can't even do anything to

protect the people I want to protect.”

“That was true of Athena before, and it's true of Joyce now."

Speaking of his past, he leaned against the wall in a disheveled and

powerless manner, as if he was immersed in the grief of the past.

Vicki looked at him silently, without saying a word.

Athena Ballard, the daughter of the Ballard family, was born by her

Japanese mother.

Athena looked very beautiful. She had black clear round eyes, curved

leafy eyebrows, and a little red lips, like the delicate witchcraft doll in

cartoons.

Athena, of course, meant the daughter of God.

Athena, however, was actually the adopted daughter of the Ballard

family.

There was no blood relation between her and Christian.

Vicki didn’t know what really happened between the three of them six

years ago.

But she could see that Christian's feelings for Athena went beyond that

of a normal brother for his sister.

Unfortunately, Athena had treated him as her brother.

And Athena's heart since childhood had always been with Luther.

After Athena's accident, she had been in a coma for six years. Christian

thought about her all the time and would come to Mufron to visit her

from time to time.

Moreover, the Ballard Group and the R&S Group had been bitter rivals

for several years.

Christian's opposition to Luther at every turn was also related to what

happened six years ago.

Even Christian asked her to work at DeNox and get close to Felix for

the same reason -- the truth about what happened six years ago.

At one time, Luther was close friends with Christian and Felix when

they were young.

Before Athena's accident, they were very close.

Only later, Christian and Luther parted ways.

Felix must have known what happened six years ago.

Vicki looked at Christian, who was slumped against the wall, and then

at Joyce, who was lying asleep in her sickbed, and sighed heavily.

Hopefully, Joyce would not be like Athena and wake up soon.