Geoffrey and X both fell silent after listening to Christopher.


    X nced at Geoffrey, opening her mouth as if to say something, but she eventually kept her silence.


    Geoffrey had never shown his vulnerable side to anyone, even when his son''s life was in danger in the operating theater.


    He looked indifferent as he said to his wife and Christopher, "I need the washroom."


    Then, he turned to leave.


    X folded her arms over her chest, leaned against the wall, and sighed. "I didn''t expect something like this to happen."


    She didn''t look sad, but her expression was somber. If she were a stranger to Sebastian, her reaction would have seemed too much-but as his mother, her reaction was in fact slightly underwhelming.


    Christopher stepped forward and asked, "How were things when you and Geoffrey were there?"


    X gave him a slight smile. "What else? We just sat around, staring at each other. Well, we did end up talking in the end. It''s been so many years since we had a good chat. Our talk was going pretty well when this happened to Sebastian, and we were called back here."


    "I''m sure there''ll be chances in the future after Sebastian''s ordeal blows over."


    "Will it ever?" X said. "Sebastian''s already in such a bad state, I don''t want to make things worse, but we have to n for the worst. What would we do if the doctor walked out and told us he died on the operating table?"


    Her calm expression made Christopher wonder if Sebastian wasn''t her biological son. She was so calm, she didn''t look like a mother who deeply loved her son.


    Perhaps she didn''t express her motherly love in the same way ordinary mothers did. She wasn''t one to express herself in an exaggerated manner.


    Christopher said solemnly, "If there''s


    really no other way left, we can only let nature take its course. Those who are left in this world will be sad for a while, but they have to continue living on."


    "Yeah," X said. "I''m going to have a change in my way of life, too."


    "What do you mean by that?" Christopher asked.


    "Chris, I know you''ve been hinting for Geoffery to treat me better, to care more for me and love me more. But it''s been so many years, and you''ve tried everything. I don''t want him putting on a front under your threat," X said.


    "I saw this trip you arranged for us this time as ourst chance to give it our best shot. If it doesn''t work, then I''ll forget about it. What I didn''t


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    expect was for this to happen Sebastian even before we tried to


    work things out, and we had to rush back.


    "I think the heavens are telling me that we shouldn''t even try. It''s pointless."


    Christopher stood silent for a moment before asking, "What are your thoughts right now, then?"


    "I''ll start preparing for a divorce," X said.


    "Is your mind really made up?" Christopher asked with furrowed brows.From N?velDrama.Org.


    X nodded. “I refused to believe I was about to wake up from a dream, and I dared not take that step forward. But I''ve thought things through." Christopher sighed. He had always wanted to preserve his sister''s marriage, but since she had made up her mind, he naturally couldn''t say anything further.


    It was her own life—if she was unhappy, he couldn''t force her to push on. It would only make her miserable.