Chapter 65~Cruel Words

Axel thought that dreaming of meeting Angeline—touching her hand and hugging her all night when he knew his body lacked the strength to open his eyes was a pleasant dream.

He cried. Yes, he did.

Just as Chloe had said more than ten years ago, Axel finally found a hug that allowed him to cry there.

He found that hug, and he honestly cried there.

Many things he let out through his tears—the pain he had let stay in his heart for years, along with every anger, disappointment, and pain that burdened him.

Yes, Axel hugged her tightly and cried there after letting his body endure a fever for the past week.

Throughout the night, he kept his eyes closed because he feared the dream would end right when he opened them. So, rather than letting himself realize what was happening, he preferred to stay in the illusion that burdened him.

Unfortunately, what he thought was a dream—an illusion that appeared in his mind because his body could no longer bear the pain- turned out not to be the dream he th