Chapter 287 - 6 Months Later

{"messages":[{"id":834243411,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"It’s been a long time since I last saw Walt. I ended up finishing my year at university and graduated top of my class, as expected of me."},{"id":834243412,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Then, my Father offered me something."},{"id":834243413,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Laryssa... Ethan... I’ve gathered you both here today to offer you something."},{"id":834243414,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Ethan will become the next head of the Lucas Clan."},{"id":834243415,"character_id":17045768,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Yes, thank you Father."},{"id":834243416,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"He’s shown his dedication and has been surrounded by it since he was a child."},{"id":834243417,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Meaning that I was kept behind the curtains until I was 15."},{"id":834243418,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"But Lala possesses a character that you don’t have Ethan. Extreme intelligence."},{"id":834243419,"character_id":17045768,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Wow, that’s extreme. You sure do shower her with everything."},{"id":834243420,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"No, that intelligence came from growing up with her mother."},{"id":834243421,"character_id":17045768,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Aren’t you smart?"},{"id":834243422,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Yes, as humbly as I can put it, but your mother is much more intelligent than I’ll ever be able to be. A trait that she passed onto you, Lala."},{"id":834243423,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"A trait... sometimes, I wished that I wasn’t so smart. It’s brought me joy and woes."},{"id":834243424,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"I’d like you to help out whenever Ethan calls. And don’t be shy to call her either."},{"id":834243425,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"By working as a team did your mother and I build this gang up to take over the whole country, as well as a few across the border."},{"id":834243426,"character_id":11077817,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"She can handle it. She’s strong."},{"id":834243427,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"And so, that’s how I ended up being Ethan’s advisor."},{"id":834243428,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"He’d call me whenever a situation arose, and I’d tell him every course of action to every possible outcome."},{"id":834243429,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Meanwhile, I got a steady salary from being an advisor too, granting me a permanent residency in one of the gangs best apartment buildings that they owned."},{"id":834243430,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"These days, I stare out of the window at night, a simple glass of wine in my hands, and think how Walt is doing."},{"id":834243431,"character_id":17045769,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"It’s been 6 months..."},{"id":834243432,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"I sighed and got up, walking towards my mahogany desk before taking out a piece of paper. I began writing a letter, like I always did every day."},{"id":834243433,"character_id":17045769,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"Dearest Walt, Guess what? I looked out of my window today and thought of you again."},{"id":834243434,"character_id":17045769,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"Why are you so stubborn and don’t want to come back to me? Did you never, not even at one point, love me? I feel like I’m writing the same thing over and over again, every day, but it’s the one question that haunts me."},{"id":834243435,"character_id":17045769,"type":2,"position":2,"content":"Why couldn’t you love me?"},{"id":834243436,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Suddenly, a spot of paper darkened and I realised that they were tears."},{"id":834243437,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Every single one of those letters in my drawer have tear stains on them."},{"id":834243438,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"And every night, I cry myself to sleep thinking of him."},{"id":834243439,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"Why... why didn’t he love me? And why can’t I let go?"},{"id":834243440,"character_id":0,"type":1,"position":0,"content":"-End of Chapter 287-"},{"id":834243441,"character_id":11078108,"type":2,"position":1,"content":"Thank you for reading my book! Make sure to like if you’ve enjoyed the story and want more. Subscribe by tapping the heart button so you don’t miss any updates. Doing that would mean a lot! Leave a comment especially! I love to read them~."}]}