“Yes, Mrs. Baxter,” Luther responded.
Luther went to Simon’s villa one week later. As he looked at the man in front of him, who had lost nearly 70 pounds, there was a flash of surprise in his eyes. But in just a second, hist expression returned to normal.
“Mr. Fulmer, Mrs. Baxter has asked me to sell the villa. The new owner has already signed the contract today. I kindly ask that you-”
Before Luther could finish, Simon suddenly looked up and scoffed, “You’re asking me to leave, right? Lulu is dead, and this villa no longer holds any of her things. It’s no use for me to stay.
Simon then staggered toward the door, with Luke following him out of worry.
Simon had been drowning himself in alcohol, consumed by thoughts of Luna. His sleep was reduced to one or two hours a day, and at his lowest, overwhelmed by longing, he even attempted to cut his wrists.
Before Simon could leave the garden, he lost his balance and collapsed again.
Luke sent Simon to the hospital. Unable to bear seeing Simon this way anymore, he dialed that phone number.
Two hours later, a large group of people entered the hospital.
At the forefront was Lawrence Fulmer, Simon’s grandfather. As he walked into the hospital room and looked at the weary and haggard Simon on the bed, his anger flared up.
A nurse was inserting an IV needle into Simon’s hand. She tried to give him a drip, but Simon pulled out the needle. The nurse sighed and tried again, only for Simon to pull the needle out
once more.
This time, the needle cut through the vein, causing fresh blood to spill.
Lawrence couldn’t stand it anymore. He grabbed his cane and struck Simon hard.
“You ungrateful bastard! Get on your knees!” When Simon saw Lawrence, it was like seeing a lifeline. However, the words that came out of his mouth had already lost any sense of survival.
“Grandpa, I want to go to the other side to see Lulu. Won’t you let me do it? I want to be buried with her. Can you help me talk to her parents?”
Lawrence’s face turned ashen, his steely features cold with an intimidating anger. He grabbed Simon and dragged him to the front of the bathroom mirror, splashing cold water on his face.
“Look at what you’ve become! Out of all the grandsons of the Fulmer family, you’re the most useless one!”
Simon stiffly raised liis head and looked at himself in the mirror.
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Chapter 20
The man in the reflection resembled a zombie with hollowed cheeks and lifeless eyes. A gloomy, somber energy surrounded him.
During the time he lost Luna, he truly lived like a living dead.
