Chapter 77: Lost Loathing
If Frank believed her... If he took a paternity test just to appease her... If his mother was given the benefit of the doubt and was given the impression that her words mattered to Frank...
Would everything be different?
Rory wondered.
Or if his mother just moved on... If she just ignored such a thing that happened to her as a dream—just like Frank wanted her to... If she had the fortitude to love her child...
Uh, no! How could she ignore it? Frank should have believed her.
In the end, Rory sympathized more with his mother than Frank.
And whatever happened between the adults, the one who suffered the most was... Liam.
"I was a constant reminder of that horrible nightmare for her, Cherry... She couldn’t move on because of me...If only I didn’t exist... She’d have... Moved on..."
Liam’s hands shook.
"I shouldn’t have existed..."
"No..." Rory’s voice trembled and hugged the frail man in front of her. She’d rather have him talk to her with his sharp tongue rather than degrading himself like this. Her head started hurting and she gritted her teeth to bear it.
"Don’t say that Fizzy," she rubbed his back. "What about me? What will I do without you? If you didn’t exist, I would have died too..."