Chapter 255

Richard's POV

To me, the most important person in my life is my mother. My mother is everything to me, especially when she smiles and laughs while spending time with me. I feel happy if my mother is happy, and she feels the same way. I hate seeing her sad or silently crying when I’m already asleep.

Her happiness is extraordinary to me because I’ve heard about the past she endured before I was born. I never want her to go through that again, at least not while I’m alive and by her side.

My mother is the kindest, most beautiful, and strongest person I’ve ever known. Still, whenever I think of all the people who treated her horribly, it makes me furious. I hate those people who hurt my mom when she was still young and vulnerable, especially that foolish man who let her go so quickly.

Mom says she’s already forgotten about that man, but knowing everything that happened in the past and how he acted when they met again makes it impossible for me to forgive him. I might even say that I hate