"Sir just called and said he'll be here in twenty minutes. He's bringing a surprise gift for you!"
"Okay."
Orion held the small cake, nodding obediently.
When Mom and Dad get back, heâll make a wish to play ball with them at the beach all weekend.
"Something bad happened!" A servant rushed in, stumbling, causing the housekeeper to frown, "Why are you so flustered? you'll scare the young master!"
"Sir and Madam, they've had a car accident!"
"What?!"
BoomâThe basketball cake in the boy's hands fell heavily to the ground, cream splattering on his face and clothes. All the surrounding noise fading into the background, leaving only a buzzing in his ears.
"Breaking news, on the evening of October 27th at 5 PM, city's esteemed Lockwood Group's chairman, Theodore Lockwood's eldest son, Harrison Lockwood, and his wife, Juliette, were involved in a severe car accident on West Avenue resulting in one death and one injury!"
The overwhelming news coverage, the flood of online discussions, and wave after wave of reporters gathered at the hospital filled with tears and cries.
When Orion was brought to the hospital, he only saw a gurney slowly wheeled out of the operation room, covered with a white sheet. His father, covered in blood, lifted the sheet; and the man who never frowned knelt on the ground, crying in grief.
"Ori, come take one last look at your mom."
His grandmother held him close to the gurney, and beneath the white sheet, he saw his mother's beautiful face, pale and cold. Tears rolled down his cheeks uncontrollably, he wanted to call out to her like his dad did, but he couldn't make a sound.
At five, an age still enchanted by fairy tales, he told himself it was all fake, that his mom would wake up like in the stories.
But from that day on, everything changed. No more gentle morning meals from mom, no more fun bedtime stories from dad, no more family weekends exploring together.
What remained was the vast, silent villa, his dadâs drunken figure collapsed everywhere, and his own muffled cries under the covers when nightmares woke him at midnight.
My Beloved Has Risen from Death's Embrace ï¤Chapter 415 Revenge is Best Served After Reborn (James)
ï¤Chapter 1927 Falling For My Contractual Wife (Brian and Grace)
ï¤Chapter 782