Chapter 11
Chapter 11
+ 5 Points
The contact number listed in his records was
mine.
I don’t remember how I got to the hospital.
When I arrived, his body had just been wheeled
out of the emergency room.
I rushed to see him one last time..
But the doctor gently stopped me.
“Ms. Miller, I suggest you don’t look. It’s better to remember him as he was.” Understanding the
doctor’s kind intent, I refrained from lifting the sheet. Noticing something clenched in Jasper’s hand, I gently pried it open and found
1/2
a crumpled piece of paper with handwritten words:
[Olivia, I know the ones I’ve wronged most in this life are you and our innocent son. I’ve also failed Victoria, who always had faith in me. I’m a sinner, a wretched scoundrel. These past days have been pure torment. I can’t bear it any longer. I don’t deserve the chance to atone for my sins, and I don’t expect your forgiveness. In my next life, I hope we never cross paths again. Goodbye. I’m going to another world, hoping I can spend more time with our dear son there.]
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Signed: [A Sinner, Jasper Thorne.]