“Is that really what Felicia wants?”
Sebastian’s expression darkened, his lips pressed tightly together. His emotions were a mess, but when he thought of his family’s current situation, he let out a bitterugh and then left without a word
After just a few steps, Scarlet called out to him again and tossed him a card.
Sebastian recognized it at a nce. It was the same card Dexter had given Felicia when she was first brought back to the Fuller family. The card was meant as pocket money, tied to an ount loaded with 500 thousand dors.
“My boss said she has never touched a single cent of this money. Now, it’s being returned, so consider everything settled. You can leave now, and don’t
Scarlet didn’t care whether he wanted the card or not. She shoved it into his hands.
Before turning around to leave, she gave him a once over, <b>head </b>to toe, before sneering. “Your family’s judgment really is terrible. Mistaking a fraud for the real one and then treating the real one as trash. And now, you have the nerve to regret it?”
Rolling her eyes, Scarlet turned around and sashayed away.
By the time Sebastian left, the sky had grown <b>dark</b>. Dark clouds loomed overhead, and <b>a </b>bolt of lightning split the sky, followed by a loud p of thunder. Soon,rge raindrops began to fall.
People on the streets hurried off to find shelter or opened umbres they had prepared in <b>advance</b>.
But Sebastian neither sought cover nor opened an umbre. He walked through the rain, soaked to the skin by the time he returned home
In the kitchen, Dexter, who had never cooked before, was clumsily preparing a meat. When <b>he </b>saw his son return, he was startled and identally sttered hot oil on the back of his hand, <b>causing </b>him to hiss in pain.
“Sebastian, did you manage to see Felicia? It’s pouring out there. Why are you soaked? Go take a shower and change your <b>clothes</b>. Dinner’s almost ready.”
When the food was finally <b>served</b>, the pasta and side dishes were a disy of varying levels of overcooked and burned food. Some of the meats were cut into such uneven slices that one might think they were hacked apart by an axe.
The final product was just an unappetizing mess that was almost inedible. Still, this had been their daily reality for some time now.
The Fuller family had no money left.
After Sebastian rushed back to the country and learned that his parents were missing, he spent thest of his money pulling strings to get information. Eventually, he rushed to the rainforest and sessfully found them
After leaving the rainforest, Dexter’s condition was diagnosed to be just some superficial injuries. However, Myra <b>was </b>in bad shape.
During their days lost in the rainforest, <b>Myra </b>became severely dehydrated and drank contaminated water, which led to her developing a high fever. By the time Sebastian found her, she was already showing signs of a bacterial infection.
What followed was a chaotic rush to the hospital. The father and son waited outside the operating room for hours on end, like prisoners enduring torture.
The medical bills piled up quickly. Imported medications were used, and every possible test was conducted. Myra just wouldn’t wake up.
Although the doctor said that her vitals had stabilized, the parasites were sessfully removed during <b>surgery</b><b>, </b><b>and </b>the bacterial infection was <b>under </b>control<b>, </b>she was still stuck in aa. Now, <b>Myra’s </b>life depended entirely on a daily supply of nutrient infusions.
Dexter wondered if it might be simr to his own experience. He had once been in a prolongeda but eventually woke up after a long dream. Could Myra be experiencing the same thing?
Uncertain of what else to do, their first thought was to turn to Felicia for help.
That was why Sebastian had gone to see <b>Felicia </b>earlier<b>, </b>only to be thrown out without even catching a glimpse of <b>her. </b>
Looking down at his hands, Sebastian realized he had been gripping the card so tightly that his fingers had gone stiff. As he slowly unclenched his hand, Dexter caught sight of the familiar card.
“Isn’t that the card I gave Felicia?” Dexter asked in su
in surprise.
He still remembered the day he handed it to Felicia. At the time, Ka had smugly boasted that while Felicia only received an ordinary <b>card</b>, hers was <b>a </b>supplementary card linked to the primary ount, allowing her unlimited spending