“You seem to have forgotten–I gave you so many chances Callista said coldly.
“You were the one who failed, every single time.”
Luther’s voice trembled as he said, “Honey, I truly know I was wrong.”
“And so?” Callista let out a hollow laugh.
“Can you bring back the two children I lost? Can you erase what you did with Wren?
“From the moment I left, I never planned to turn back.
“Luther Spencer, you disgust me.”
Callista then turned to Jane. “Your five minutes are up. Now, please excuse me.”
“No… don’t, Cally. We’ve been together for so many years. You can’t just-” Luther’s desperate, tear–choked pleas echoed behind her as she walked out the door.
Jane sighed heavily. “Luther, she’s gone.”
Those words landed like a death sentence.
Luther’s eyes dimmed, and they became hollow and lifeless. But in the next instant, he bolted for the door. The IV needle was ripped out. It left a trail of blood, but he seemed immune to the pain.
Yet his body was long past its limits, and it gave out after just a few steps. He collapsed heavily to the ground and blacked out.
When he woke, he ignored all protests and discharged himself from the hospital, retreating back to the nursery. For days, he neither ate nor drank, merely clinging to the remnants of Callista.
That night, the nursery door creaked open.
“Get out-” he started angrily, but froze mid–sentence.
Luther sprang up in the next moment, his overwhelming joy at the sight consuming all rational thought. He tightly embraced the young woman who had walked in.
“Honey, you’re home. You’ve forgiven me, haven’t you? Do you know how long I’ve been searching for you? Every time I came so close, only to miss you again.”
“I brought honey garlic prawns–your favorite. Let’s eat together, okay?” The woman opened the box and held a piece up to his lips.
He automatically took a bite, and she handed him another. “You should eat more. Seeing you like this breaks my heart.”
Luther stared at her in a daze. She looked so much like Callista, more like her than Wren ever did.
“Let me sit inside with you while we eat, all
