Chapter 206: The Locket
Mu Heng opened the door of the ward and went in. The woman was lying on the bed with her eyes closed.
Mu Heng looked at the nurse.
"She was awake ... a while ..ago." the nurse stammered. She was afraid of this powerful master of the Mu Family.
Mu Heng sat on the couch and closed his eyes. He was disappointed. He thought that he will finally be able to speak to her. He suddenly remembered what transpired two weeks ago.
Mu Heng spent that weekend on the island. He bought a small island for his eldest daughter that he never got a chance to see. He named the island Xianmin which was the name he gave his daughter. That Sunday will be her fortieth birthday. He started coming to this island since ten years ago to atone for his sins to his child and her mother.
If only he had looked for that woman earlier, then maybe he could have seen his daughter. But the past was past and what happened cannot be undone.
When his wife died because of an illness, he did not remarry but spent his resources to find the woman who conquered his heart when he was still in college and in a foreign country. He could not forget the pair of cute dimples that made her smiles even more captivating.
Ten years ago, he sent people to Green Heights to investigate. It took some time before they got back and report to him.
"Master, the woman married seven years after you left Green Heights. She was disowned by her family because she got pregnant out of wedlock. Despite having a child, she had a lot of admirers but she waited for the father of her child. However, she had some difficulties and was left with no choice but to marry when the man, Mu Lingyun did not look for her for seven years. Her husband treated her well, however after ten years, a disaster struck at Green Heights. Their house was swept away by a storm surge. She and her husband drowned while her daughter was missing."