Chapter 128
Tom let out a bitter laugh. “There’s no medicine for regret. I can only reap what I sow. But I … I wronged them. ”
Dominic asked, “And after that? How did Leona end up like that p>
From Tom’s account, Leona had once been pure and sweet. The woman he described felt impossible to reconcile with the one they had seen earlier, heavy makeup on her face and revealing clothes on her body.
Tom covered his face, his expression contorted with pain.
After that day, Leona blocked every means of contact and vanished from his life.
Their marriage ended through a lawsuit.
More than a year passed. Tom later learned that Leona had given birth to the baby on her own.
That piece of news pierced his despair and filled him with a desperate longing to see his child. By then, however, the HIV in his body had already erupted. In the end, he died alone in some forgotten corner, carrying his longing for his wife and child with
him.
After his death, he finally saw his ex–wife again at his own funeral, and the baby cradled in her arms.
By then, news of Leona’s HIV status had already spread. People kept their distance from her. She looked indifferent, as if she had grown used to it.
She cast a cold glance at Tom’s portrait and forced out a few words. “It’s better that he’s dead p>
She left the funeral with the baby.
From that day on, Tom followed her everywhere.
He watched people point at her wherever she went. He watched her return to her village, only to face rejection and get driven out on New Year’s Eve. He watched her leave home for Skyline City, where the lack of a health certificate kept her from finding work. He watched her landlord evict her when she could no longer afford the rent.
Tom could only watch. He could do nothing.
At last, he watched Leona, with nowhere left to go, step into the red–light district to raise her child.
When a customer dragged the woman he loved into a room, Tom felt his heart tear apart. Regret drowned him every moment, yet he remained powerless.
After the first time, everything continued as if by grim inevitability.
Leona began using makeup to hide her increasingly haggard face. She started wearing seductive clothes to make herselt look desirable.
Before long, she became just another sex worker in Skyline City.
After finishing his story, Tom crouched on the ground in agony and slapped himself again and again.
Dominic looked at him with cold eyes. A man like this deserved no sympathy.
“ So what you want most right now is to give whatever money you have left to them? ” Dominte asked calmly.
Tom lifted his head in shock. “How did you know p>
Dominic sneered. “ You’re wandering the world because you still have unfinished wishes. Leona doesn’t want to see you. Other than that, I can’t imagine what else you’d want. ”
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Tom nodded. “I still have about 12,000 dollars in the bank. I want to give it to her. I also want to… hold my child. Can you help
me p>
He looked at Dominic, his eyes filled with hope.
Dominic let out a soft chuckle, took out a cigarette, and offered it to him. “A cigarette p>
Tom stared at it with longing, then gave a bitter smile. “I can’t smoke p>
Dominic said nothing. He placed a hand on Tom’s shoulder and offered the cigarette again. “Take it p>
Tom accepted it on instinct. When he felt it solid in his hand, disbelief flooded his face. “ I … I have a body p>
“Of course – Damn it! Why are you running p>
Dominic was still speaking when Tom suddenly bolted toward the elevator.
The moment Tom left Dominic’s side, the cigarette slipped from his hand and fell to the floor.
A minute later, Tom returned, awkward and unwilling to meet Dominic’s gaze.
Dominic picked up the cigarette and snorted coldly. “You really are a damn bastard p>
At that moment, Tom finally understood. His ability to manifest in the real world existed solely because of the man before him.
Reverence filled his eyes as he asked, “How should I address you p>
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.