Chapter 166

Helen had a rosary around her wrist. It was similar to the one Darren had once given me. I glanced at it and asked, "Did you get this from the church too?" Helen's hand, which had been fingering the beads, paused for a moment. Her gaze dropped to the well-worn rosary in her hand. "Yes, Diana got it for me. Back then, I was seriously injured on a mission in the military. I was in the ICU and unconscious for a month until Diana went to the church herself to request this rosary for me." Her expression softened. "I've always been a firm materialist and never believed in such things. But since Diana personally requested it for me and knowing that one person can only make such a request once, I've been wearing it ever since. It has been with me for so many years." Hearing that, my eyes widened slightly. "One person can only make such a request once?" Helen nodded. "Yes, that's the tradition of that church." A wave of bitterness surged in my heart. Was the rosary Darren gave me also on