NovelFastChapter 438 He Never Abandoned You "Winston." Jean finally spoke, her voice soft as she called his name.
+8 Pearls Winston turned suddenly. His lashes were lowered, and the moment their eyes met, Jean saw it clearly-his eyes were tinged red, the light in them dim and unfocused.
"He's been sick for a long time..." Winston muttered through clenched teeth. "Something this serious..." Jean looked at him, quietly understanding what he must be feeling.
"I actually knew already," she said gently, blinking as she spoke.
"I asked Dalton before. He toldhe was sick," she sighed, her voice turning complicated, "but I didn't know it was this kind of sickness..." Winston pressed his lips together, silent, His thoughts drifted back to years ago-to when he saw Dalton sitting in a wheelchair on campus.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHe'd been cold, sharp-tongued, and full of scorn back then.
Looking back now, Dalton had probably been forced into that wheelchair because his condition had worsened. Jean watched his expression closely. She realized this might be her only chance, so she took it.
"Winston..." "There's something I think you need to know." Winston squinted slightly at her serious tone. "What is it?" Jean took a breath, then said, "You've always resented Dalton because, during the worst tof your life- when you were desperate to escape everything-he, your best friend, wasn't by your side. You felt betrayed. Abandoned. And that beca thorn in your heart, something you've never been able to let go of."* Her voice deepened. "But I want to tell you... Dalton never broke that promise. He never meant to abandon you. He was already sick back then. That's why he couldn't keep your appointment.” Jean inhaled. "He probably thought-because of his illness-he couldn't offer you any real help, and might only drag you down. So he distanced himself. It wasn't his choice. He didn't leave you... he just didn't know how to stay." The words poured out of her, and when she finished, Jean finally felt like she could breac again.
Winston had stayed quiet the entire time, his eyes fixed on her.
His face hadn't changed expression-blank and still, like a cold sheet of ice. But Jean noticed the subtle shift deep in his gaze.
Beneath that frozen surface, something was stirring.
A storm, building in silence.
1/2 Chapter 438 He Never Abandoned You He stood like a statue carved from ice, completely motionless.
For a long time, nothing happened.
Then slowly, that frozen mask began to crack-grief rising to the surface.
Winston reached up, pressing his slender fingers against his eyes.
+8 Pearls "Ever since I found out he's been sick for years..." Winston's voice was barely audible, rough with something close to a sob, "I kept wondering... what if he'd already been sick before we fell out?" His voice dipped even lower.
"But I didn't want that to be true. I didn't want to believe it."
Because if it was true-if Dalton had already been suffering back om then-then maybe the one who was in the wrong... was him. He'd failed to notice Dalton's condition.
And instead of helping, he had lashed out-hurled all his anger and om bitterness at someone who'd only En been trying to hold it together. If Dalton had never intended to abandon him...
Then all the resentment Winston had held onto, all the blall the m distance. It would all be nothing more than a cruel, misguided joke.
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