Lily can clearly feel that something is wrong with Rex. It is as if he has completely sealed himself in
another world. All of his thoughts and feelings remain in that world. He can't stop regretting—even
regretting what he had done back then.
"It's not like that. Rex, you've already done enough. If I were you, I wouldn't know how to face my
family. We all only live once. No one can live forever. Reality is cruel, but you have to accept it." She
hugs him tightly, trying to pull him out of the abyss of self-blame. She adds, "Adonis’ death has nothing
to do with you. He is sick. What you need to do is to stay with him and walk him through the last
journey of his life. You've done nothing wrong. Adonis is proud of you, and he understands you. If you
don't want him to have any regrets in his last days, please stop acting this way!"
Rex listens. Light appears in his glassy eyes again. He mutters to himself, rather than asks Lily,
"Seeing me like this will only trouble him more..."
"That's right. You have to cheer up and be the grandson that he is proud of again. Only then can he
leave more calmly, rather than full of regrets."
Rex looks out of the window at the lights in the distance. Clusters of bright lights turn into blurry flowers
in his misty eyes. Red, green, yellow... They sting his eyes, but also illuminate his heart.
That's right. What's done cannot be undone. He can't be selfish anymore. Adonis should leave this
world peacefully, and he'll see to that. If he can't even make sure of this one thing, he doesn't even
deserve to be sad.
Lily's words seem to have pulled Rex out of the deep seabed where there is nothing but darkness. He
wakes up. Only then does he feel a little cold from the wind blowing outside the window.
Just now, he didn't even feel all of this from the outside world. He only felt his heart filled with self-
blame and guilt.
He straightens up again and turns around to look at the woman standing behind him. It is already late
at night, and Lily's face is full of exhaustion. He has been suffering these days, and Lily is no better
than him. She's always by his side, yet at the same time, she still has to take care of Adair. It's obvious
that she has lost a lot of weight.
Rex raises his hand painfully to touch the dark shadows under her eyes. He rolls his apple before
saying, "I'm sorry. You must have suffered with me a lot these days."
"What are you talking about? You're my husband. If I don't stay with you now, what else can I do?"
Seeing that he has finally started to listen to her, Lily heaves a sigh of relief. She raises her hand to
hold his arm and says, "Let's go home. We'll bring Adair here to spend some time with Adonis
tomorrow morning."
Rex follows her arm. He finally feels a little warmer, "Alright."
At the very least, Lily is still beside him late at night.
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Ever since they have had this conversation, Lily can clearly tell that Rex has spoken a lot more when
he is with Adonis.
Before, he was not good at expressing himself. He is always listening to others and rarely takes the
initiative to speak.
However, these two days, he has been accompanying Adonis in the hospital. Not only is he being
considerate, he is also trying to do something together with Adair to please Adonis.
Yet, it's looking pretty bad for Adonis. During this period of time, Adonis has become less conscious
than before. He sleeps most of the time. When he opens his eyes, he is also dumbfounded. The
brilliance in his eyes diminishes, and he merely speaks anymore.
Everyone is aware of what is going on. In the end, Amelia is no longer willing to come to the hospital
with Rex and Adair because she is afraid that she will lose control and burst out crying.
One night, Rex stays at the hospital to keep Adonis company. Lily also wanted to stay, but he didn't let
her. He is worried that she will wear herself out, so he asks the driver to send her and Adair back.
However, it never occurs to Rex that on such an ordinary night, something goes wrong with Adonis.
After dinner, at nine o'clock in the evening, Adonis even asks Rex to find a paramedic to temporarily
pull out the esophagus inserted into his mouth.
The moment the tube leaves his stomach and is finally taken out of his mouth, Adonis’ expression
changes in pain. However, he feels much more comfortable without the tube. Now he can open and
close his mouth freely.
"Illness really makes people suffer..." Adonis speaks in a husky voice, his old eyes even filled with
traces of tears.
"Hang in there. You'll be fine."
Adonis shakes his head when he hears this. He says, "I know well about my condition. Rex, you don't
have to lie to me anymore. I don't have many days left, right?"
Rex doesn't know what else to say. He really wants to tell Adonis that it isn't true and that he still has a
long way to go. However, he can't say anything. Looking at Adonis’ face that has turned slightly yellow
because of the infusion, Rex can only remain silent.
"It's been so many years, but you haven't changed at all." Adonis struggles to whisper to Rex despite
the pain. He is afraid that if he doesn't say anything now, he won't have any chance in the future.
"When you were young, you would always keep silent upon our questions. And that didn't change
much when you grew up a little-you were too hard-mouthed. After work, you have never complained to
us. You are, in the end, the one who leads the hardest life..."
Rex sits beside him and listens quietly. He does not say anything, but lowers his head and eyes. He
seems particularly obedient.
Adonis hasn't seen Rex behave so obediently for a long time, and he can't help but mutter, "Don't try to
shoulder all the responsibilities. How can you do all the things on your own? It's already good enough
that you are in good health and that you haven't suffered from any natural or man-made disaster. I
know you always feel guilty about our family. Rex, it is us who should say sorry to you..."
Back then, Amelia and Rex's biological father were always quarreling, and Rex was always the victim.
It is perfectly normal that Rex would get beaten, and one can imagine that the harm he gets will stay
with him all this life.
Therefore, Rex has been an introverted person from a young age. He is not outgoing at all. For a long
time, Adonis and the others are afraid that the child will be depressed or distorted.
Later on, Rex becomes a lawyer. This also has something to do with his childhood. The first thing he
does after he succeeds in his career is to announce that he will not take any cases related to divorce.
Those things are too heavy for him after all.
Afterwards, Amelia moves on and remarries. With Florence, everything is back on the right track again.
However, Rex's feelings have been ignored. He is estranged from his family, but whenever he has time,
he is always the first to go back to them.
Adonis knows all about this. The older he gets, the cleverer he becomes. He is just being silent.
Rex hesitates for a moment, then still reaches out and grabs Adonis’ hand. He says, "Don't say that.
I'm fine now, aren't I?"
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