Chapter 560
Henry truly was a greedy man. He couldn’t bear to lose either Juliane or Regina and wanted them both to live well.
“If you really still can’t let go of your grudge toward Lianne, then you can take my life too! I’ll give it to you, alright?” he declared.
He knew there was no father–daughter bond left between us. Because of this, he also knew I wouldn’t be reluctant to see him go.
Hence, he was being sincere. Henry was willing to trade even his life for the sake of Julianne and Regina. His genuine love for them made me wonder how he had stayed with Mom all these years.
“Please, Emi! I’m begging you, okay? Please let Lianne go, and please save Regina! I’m begging you!” Henry repeated.
I couldn’t describe how I felt as I watched him beg me desperately. My only thought was that it was very ironic.
Henry was selfish and self–serving. Given this, I had thought that once he realized there was no other way, he would still choose between Regina and Julianne, no matter how painful it was.
I had never once considered that someone like him would actually be willing to die for them. Not even Jeremy could’ve gotten that kind of sacrifice from Henry. It was honestly just…
I suddenly lost all interest in playing this either–or game with Henry and Julianne. Actually, it was more like I couldn’t continue with it. Henry’s deep and selfless love for Regina left me unable to inflict the pain of a dilemma on him.
It was my first time trying to get back at him. Yet, I couldn’t go through with it. How pathetic.
Real life really wasn’t anything like TV shows. Your terrible family wouldn’t abruptly realize they were wrong when you suddenly see sense and stop loving them. They wouldn’t change their attitude and beg for your forgiveness for mistreating you.
Emotional turning points like this didn’t happen in real life. If your family didn’t love you, they just didn’t. And no matter what, that would never change.
Short dramas had been going viral recently. It was to the point where even someone like me, who was barely on my phone, had come across them. The plots of all these dramas were enthralling, leaving one hooked after just one episode.
I had watched a wide range of short drama genres. The main character would die in some of them, or they would suddenly be overcome with regret.
I had also seen a few where the male lead suffered while trying to win back his wife. And, of course, I had also come across angst -filled ones centered around a family.
The angsty family dramas I had seen were where everyone in the family mistreated the female lead and didn’t love or value her. And when she completely gave up on her family, that was when her family would suddenly feel remorseful for their actions. They would then try everything to win her back.
When I had watched such dramas, I once couldn’t help wondering if my family would ever be like that too. The moment that thought popped up, I snapped out of it and laughed at how delusional I was.
The Quills would never do that. Looking at it now, I was actually pretty self–aware.
“I’ll die however you wish, Emi. Just please, save Regina and spare Lianne! Take pity on them!” Henry begged again.
He had always believed his cowardice all those years ago was the root of all this. He hadn’t been brave enough to fight for the woman he truly loved. That was why she had been doomed to live such a hard, unhappy life.
So, no matter what, Henry wanted the remainder of Regina’s life to be filled with blissful happiness, even if it cost him his life.
Henry pleaded with me desperately. The only thing he hadn’t done was drop to his knees and grovel,
But watching him beg like this didn’t move me at all. Instead, his behavior made me feel even strongly that it was pointless and
unnecessary.
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Forget it, and forget revenge. It was a complete waste of time too. night as well send them off to wherever it was they were supposed to be and never see them again for the rest of my life.
I didn’t
‘t answer Henty. I just waved my hand to have him and Jullare taken away.
It was true. I was an overly law–abiding citizen. So, I would never actually force Henry to harvest Julianne’s heart. If I wanted Julianne dead, I would make sure she died the right way.
Julianne’s past crimes were worth at least a 10–year sentence. And in these few years, she had only gotten bolder and hadn’t been afraid to cross lines. Aside from abusing drugs, she had done all sorts of illegal things too.
With all of Julianne’s crimes combined, even if she didn’t get the death penalty, it would still be enough to earn her a life sentence behind bars with no chance of freedom again.
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