Chapter 1063

“If you know that, why are you still hesitant? Pheebs is so good to you! Don’t you know the reason she’s laying here in the hospital?” Kate was a little frustrated. “If you return, you’d be wasting…” Before she could finish, Olivia lifted her hands to stop Kate and shook her head at her, gesturing for her to stop talking. “Fred, no matter what you choose, I’ll respect your decision. But also, no matter what you choose, I’ll handle this matter.” Fred was afraid that Olivia would misunderstand, so he quickly shook his hand. “Liv, I never thought about leaving you.” Then, he pulled Olivia’s hand and said solemnly, “Liv, I’ll never leave. I’ll be with you for the rest of your life. I want to be your brother for life.” Then, he muttered self-mockingly. “But it’s just funny. When he knelt in front of me, asking for my forgiveness, and when he was so nice and smiley towards me, I really was shaken. “It’s been twenty-six years, and he’s never smiled at me before. Not to mention kneeling in front of me and begging me… “He saw that I was hospitalized and sent a lot of nutritious food to me. He even wanted to feed me soup personally. He cared for me and asked me how I was… In the short span of a few days, he gave me more affection than I’ve received from him in the past twenty-six years. “Just when I thought he had come to his senses in his old age, he started pestering me to leave with him. He coaxed me, saying that he would bring me to a better hospital, he would get a care worker for me, and he said… “Even if I really ended up being a cripple, he would take care of me for the rest of my life and told me I could rely on him forever. He said that he would be a good father and make up for what happened in the past…” Fred’s head drooped, and he tried really hard to hold back his tears. He did not want anyone to see that his eyes were brimming with tears. “Because of this, I was hesitant and even afraid. I felt like I could not trust what he was saying, so I was waiting. I was waiting for the test of time to come. Alas… When the time came, he revealed his true colors.” After Fred spoke about this, he scoffed coldly. “When I still refused to leave with him, he lost his patience. He had a change in demeanor, started yelling at me, and said that if it was not for the fact that he could no longer have children, he would never have come for me.” Fred lifted his head, his eyes bloodshot as he stared at Olivia. A forceful smile still hung on at the corner of his lips. “Don’t you think it’s really funny, Liv? He only managed to pretend for four days before his true colors were revealed.” Looking at how Fred was trying to hold back his tears, Olivia’s heart shook painfully. Then, she pulled him into her arms and comforted him gently. “I’m here.” Fred could not hold it back any longer and finally burst into tears. “I’m sorry, Liv. I shouldn’t have been shaken. I shouldn’t have had any hope for him. I wouldn’t have put you or Kate in danger had I been stronger. I’m sorry… Liv, I’m so sorry…” Olivia felt her eyes prick, and tears started flowing down. This was her first time in four years seeing Fred sobbing like a child. For all these years, he had been shielding her behind him like an older brother instead of the younger brother he was supposed to be. Thinking about the number of times she had helped him in the past four years compared to his helping her, Olivia felt really guilty. “Freddy, I’ve never blamed you. Really…” Freddy? Fred stiffened. With bloodshot eyes, he looked at Olivia. “What did you just call me, Liv?” Olivia held Fred’s face. “I’m sorry. In the past four years, I only focused on how terrible I was feeling, and I never really cared for you. I called you my brother, but I still called you by your full name sometimes. I’m sorry… “Freddy, I’m sorry… If I cared for you earlier, you would have told me about this, and you would not be stuck in a situation like this. You would not be in so much pain…”