Chapter 988

“Yes, I’ll go get it right away.” Once Paul left the room, Gregory allowed his vulnerability to surface. He slouched, overwhelmed by the waves of guilt and anguish that engulfed him like a violent storm, causing an unbearable torment. At this moment, his mind was a tumultuous sea of conflicting thoughts. ——“I don’t know when it began, but I’ve become someone who can’t bear to be apart from you.” ——“Every morning, her first thought is about how she should end her life, but she always can’t bring herself to abandon her young son, Justin.” ——“Even if my mother once loved you, the moment she leaped from the balcony of Tideview Manor, she stopped loving you.” Suddenly, Gregory’s eyes snapped open, his heart pounding uncontrollably. Just then, Paul entered with a glass of water. “Paul, do you remember anything about Mary’s incident from twenty years ago?” Paul hesitated briefly before responding softly, “I have a good memory. Wasn’t it precisely because of this that you chose me t