Chapter 1269

“…Even though the boy wailed and begged me to keep him around the very next morning, I knew I couldn’t fulfill his wish. The only way I could get him to leave was by treating him harshly that day… And even then, he had knelt outside my door throughout the afternoon. Needless to say, I was silently crying as well… and once the boy was taken away, I fell seriously ill for three days straight…” “That, of course, made my medical condition even worse… and in the end, it was my late husband who stayed by my side to care for me… He’s the reason I continued finding the will to live. Regardless, I used some of the money I received to pay for my treatment. Truth be told, I wanted to visit the boy on multiple occasions… However, when I saw how outstanding he now was, I always ended up shying away from the thought. I just didn’t want to embarrass him…” “After all, what great man would admit that his mother was a person who cowered in the shadows? That thought process ultimately resulted in me