All he felt at that moment was the impact of the car hitting him, throwing him off balance and him being slammed on the wet walkway. Just a few meters away, a man stepped out of a car with an umbrella, he looked around carefully, probably worried that someone had seen his act. Upon seeing no bystanders or eyewitness, he approached the man who was laying of the walkway in a pool of his own blood which was being washed away by the rain. He lets out a maniac laugh seeing the man’s dire state. “You should only blame yourself for trying to keep what does not belong to you. You are nothing but a toad trying to eat swan meat.”Rhys groggily opened his eyes, he found the act of opening his eyelids very hard, coupled with the pain that was shooting from every corner of his body, the raindrops felt like whiplashes on his numerous wounds, he could only hiss in pain. When he could finally open his eyes, everything before him was blurry, a few steps close to him was a pair of glasses, shattered b

Rhys felt hurt and embarrassed as he leaves the hall but he doesn’t let it show. Seeing his wife in the arms of another man was a big slap to his face. His and Malia’s married was just an arranged one, something that was arranged by Malia’s grandfather before he passed away so there was no love in it but still he gave her the respect she deserved as his wife even though she simply didn’t care.She didn’t want them living in the same room, he respected that and moved to a different room, in the end, he was nothing but a live in son in law who had to rely on his wife’s family for everything. In the end, he still had to work like a slave of the family to earn his keep. There was no difference between him and a hired help. This was a bruise to his ego that was why he still took up petty jobs to make some cash but it was nothing to the one that Malia earned. She had brought up divorce too many times but he never agreed, in fact there were divorce papers in his room with Malia’s signature

Rhys gritted his teeth as his body landed in the lake, for some unknown reason the water was hot, completely different from what he presumed. He bit on his lip as he felt so much pain all over his body, it felt as if a thousands ants were gnawing on his bones. He clenched his fist, his eyes became bloodshot as he stared at the sleeping Rio fiercely. Rio who was asleep felt shivers under Rhys stare but doesn’t wake up.‘He never told me that this would be painful.’ Rhys clenched his fist, fighting the urge to cry out in pain. Compared to the pain from when he received so much information from the book, this was a different level of pain.Black fluid seeped out of his skin into the water but it completely disappeared, Rhys doesn’t notice this as he was busy trying to remain conscious. The pain soon stopped, Rhys wobbles out of the lake. “I don’t think I can take one more round of this.” He stared hatefully at the lake, recalling Rio’s word, he tried to imagine himself in his bathroom.T

Alessandro and Rhys were surrounded by bodyguards as they stepped out of the car, at first glance, Rhys could tell that it was a top class hospital, and they got bodyguards to accompany them thanks to Alessandro’s identity, no one was willing to bear the risks but Alessandro himself who simply drove an expensive car without guards or a driver.A group of doctor stepped out of the main entrance and lined on both sides to welcome the pair. “Mr Alessandro, what brings you here?” All of the doctors on the sides looked fidgety, knowing that a big shot had showed up but one doctor simply strolled out to meet Alessandro with a calm expression, he was even wearing a smile on his face.“Do I have to repeat myself Damian, the same procedures obviously.” Alessandro pulled Rhys forward, as he walked up to him.“Again?” The doctor mentally facepalmed. This wasn’t the first time his friend was showing up at his hospital; every time he appeared in the hospital, it was all for the same reason.“Yes.

Rhys knew how it felt to have hopes being shattered to a million pieces. Every time a new couple came to the orphanage, he had hopes that they would take a liking to him and pick him, but in the end, it was just wistful dreams, it never happened. He had to watch them choose a different kid and go home like one big happy family; the type he never had and one he didn’t get before he was chased out of the orphanage.He was chased to the streets where he had to survive, he had to learn various skills for survival, some of which he was not proud of, others that he regretted every time he closed his eyes to sleep.“Rhys, Rhys.” The sound of his name snapped him back to reality, he looked at his father who was very concerned, the worried expression was not false. For a moment, he thought he was dreaming. Rhys assumed that he was just having a dream that would end at some point. “Are you okay, son?”“Yes, Dad. I was just thinking about the past.”“I’m sorry. The whole family failed you and I