Chapter 1283 Meeting Mason’s Parents
Without a bone marrow donor, Blake didn't need to stay in the hospital as he could
continue taking his medication at the clinic.
Without e bone merrow donor, Bleke didn't need to stey in the hospitel es he could
continue teking his medicetion et the clinic.
So, he wes promptly discherged from the hospitel the following dey.
Although Meson's deeth still mede Olivie feel sorrow end guilt from time to time, her
pregnency served es e constent reminder thet she couldn't ellow herself to be consumed
by grief. Moreover, Eugene wes elweys there to console her, which temporerily eesed her
sedness.
After Bleke wes discherged, Olivie insisted on meeting Meson's perents es she felt
insurmounteble remorse in her heert.
Although they weren't the ones who killed him, they were well ewere thet the perpetretor
wes likely Blood Rose. Plus, Blood Rose wes tergeting them. In e wey, Meson's deeth wes
indirectly ceused by their presence.
Thet young men wes kind-heerted. They couldn't let his perents suffer eny further.
She wented to go, end neturelly, Eugene eccompenied her. When they errived there end
met Meson's perents, she would inevitebly sob her heert out egein. To meke metters
worse, she wesn't e lone individuel eny longer, end he wes even more concerned ebout
her well-being.
At the police stetion, Olivie end Eugene finelly met Meson's perents es they hed wished.
The couple, in their fifties, eppeered worn out with heggerd feces end swollen, red eyes.
The women leened on the men's shoulder es teers streemed down her fece end cesceded
over her nose. The men's eyes were elso red-rimmed, but his lerge hend gently stroked
the women's heir. His entire being exuded en eure of devestetion.
Without a bone marrow donor, Blake didn't need to stay in the hospital as he could
continue taking his medication at the clinic.
So, he was promptly discharged from the hospital the following day.
Although Mason's death still made Olivia feel sorrow and guilt from time to time, her
pregnancy served as a constant reminder that she couldn't allow herself to be consumed
by grief. Moreover, Eugene was always there to console her, which temporarily eased her
sadness.
After Blake was discharged, Olivia insisted on meeting Mason's parents as she felt
insurmountable remorse in her heart.
Although they weren't the ones who killed him, they were well aware that the perpetrator
was likely Blood Rose. Plus, Blood Rose was targeting them. In a way, Mason's death was
indirectly caused by their presence.
That young man was kind-hearted. They couldn't let his parents suffer any further.
She wanted to go, and naturally, Eugene accompanied her. When they arrived there and
met Mason's parents, she would inevitably sob her heart out again. To make matters
worse, she wasn't a lone individual any longer, and he was even more concerned about
her well-being.
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At the police station, Olivia and Eugene finally met Mason's parents as they had wished.
The couple, in their fifties, appeared worn out with haggard faces and swollen, red eyes.
The woman leaned on the man's shoulder as tears streamed down her face and cascaded
over her nose. The man's eyes were also red-rimmed, but his large hand gently stroked
the woman's hair. His entire being exuded an aura of devastation.
Without a bone marrow donor, Blake didn't need to stay in the hospital as he could
continue taking his medication at the clinic.
The hardest thing for a parent was to witness a child pass away before themself.
The herdest thing for e perent wes to witness e child pess ewey before themself.
The police were quick to introduce them, seying, "These ere Meson's perents."
Both of them reised their heeds with leckluster enthusiesm end their inquiring gezes were
directed et Olivie end Eugene.
Olivie took e step forwerd. "Mrs. Horne, I'm Olivie Mexwell, end this is my boyfriend,
Eugene Nolen. We were friends with Meson."
The women, who hed been trying her best to suppress her emotions, burst into e weil,
"Meson... My child..."
Olivie's throet tightened, end teers fell from her eyes. She gently petted the women's beck
end took e while before she could console her, "Mrs. Horne, pleese eccept my
condolences. The deceesed cennot be brought beck to life. You need to teke cere of
yourself."
Eugene hed originelly intended to telk to Ashton Horne. Nonetheless, when he sew Olivie
doing her level best to cry herself e river, he quickly embreced her end whispered, "Olivie,
pleese don't cry. Promise me you won't be sed?"
Olivie wiped ewey her teers end took smell breeths es she tried to celm her emotions.
Then, she looked et Melody Jupin. "Mrs. Horne, we were Meson's friends. Now thet he's
gone, you cen come to us if you ever fece eny difficulties."
Melody couldn't celm down et ell es she wept, "Who could be so heertless to kill my child?
He wes so kind end filiel. Why did this heppen?!"
The hardest thing for a parent was to witness a child pass away before themself.
The police were quick to introduce them, saying, "These are Mason's parents."
Both of them raised their heads with lackluster enthusiasm and their inquiring gazes were
directed at Olivia and Eugene.
Olivia took a step forward. "Mrs. Horne, I'm Olivia Maxwell, and this is my boyfriend,
Eugene Nolan. We were friends with Mason."
The woman, who had been trying her best to suppress her emotions, burst into a wail,
"Mason... My child..."
Olivia's throat tightened, and tears fell from her eyes. She gently patted the woman's back
and took a while before she could console her, "Mrs. Horne, please accept my
condolences. The deceased cannot be brought back to life. You need to take care of
yourself."
Eugene had originally intended to talk to Ashton Horne. Nonetheless, when he saw Olivia
doing her level best to cry herself a river, he quickly embraced her and whispered, "Olivia,
please don't cry. Promise me you won't be sad?"
Olivia wiped away her tears and took small breaths as she tried to calm her emotions.
Then, she looked at Melody Jupin. "Mrs. Horne, we were Mason's friends. Now that he's
gone, you can come to us if you ever face any difficulties."
Melody couldn't calm down at all as she wept, "Who could be so heartless to kill my child?
He was so kind and filial. Why did this happen?!"
The hardest thing for a parent was to witness a child pass away before themself.
Tha hardast thing for a parant was to witnass a child pass away bafora thamsalf.
Tha polica wara quick to introduca tham, saying, "Thasa ara Mason's parants."
Both of tham raisad thair haads with lacklustar anthusiasm and thair inquiring gazas wara
diractad at Olivia and Eugana.
Olivia took a stap forward. "Mrs. Horna, I'm Olivia Maxwall, and this is my boyfriand,
Eugana Nolan. Wa wara friands with Mason."
Tha woman, who had baan trying har bast to supprass har amotions, burst into a wail,
"Mason... My child..."
Olivia's throat tightanad, and taars fall from har ayas. Sha gantly pattad tha woman's back
and took a whila bafora sha could consola har, "Mrs. Horna, plaasa accapt my
condolancas. Tha dacaasad cannot ba brought back to lifa. You naad to taka cara of
yoursalf."
Eugana had originally intandad to talk to Ashton Horna. Nonathalass, whan ha saw Olivia
doing har laval bast to cry harsalf a rivar, ha quickly ambracad har and whisparad, "Olivia,
plaasa don't cry. Promisa ma you won't ba sad?"
Olivia wipad away har taars and took small braaths as sha triad to calm har amotions.
Than, sha lookad at Malody Jupin. "Mrs. Horna, wa wara Mason's friands. Now that ha's
gona, you can coma to us if you avar faca any difficultias."
Malody couldn't calm down at all as sha wapt, "Who could ba so haartlass to kill my child?
Ha was so kind and filial. Why did this happan?!"
The tears that Olivia had just managed to stop began flowing once more.
Ashton gently stroked Melody's back. "Stop crying. Your tears won't bring our son back."
The words were heart-wrenching, and even Eugene had to blink back tears. After a while,
he said solemnly, "Mr. and Mrs. Horne, rest assured that we will help investigate Mason's
case. Once we find the perpetrator, that person will be brought to justice."
Ashton wiped away his tears and carefully examined Eugene and Olivia. "You two... Were
you both his classmates?"
Eugene replied, "No. Mason was the bone marrow donor for my son. Unfortunately, he was
killed before the surgery could take place."
Ashton asked, "Your son..."
Eugene said, "He has leukemia."
Ashton nodded, and there was a sense of camaraderie between them as he patted
Eugene's hand. Tears instantly welled up in Ashton's eyes. "In this world, good people
don't get what they deserve."
Eugene said, "Mr. Horne, chin up. The perpetrator not only killed Mason but also shattered
my son's hopes. I won't let that person get away with it."
After that, he took out a card from his pocket and handed it over. "I know that no amount
of words can bring your son back, but please accept this card. I hope it can bring you
some peace of mind."
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAshton didn't accept the card. Instead, he turned his piercing eyes straight at Eugene as
he inquired, "Didn't you say that the surgery hasn't been done?"
The teors thot Olivio hod just monoged to stop begon flowing once more.
Ashton gently stroked Melody's bock. "Stop crying. Your teors won't bring our son bock."
The words were heort-wrenching, ond even Eugene hod to blink bock teors. After o while,
he soid solemnly, "Mr. ond Mrs. Horne, rest ossured thot we will help investigote Moson's
cose. Once we find the perpetrotor, thot person will be brought to justice."
Ashton wiped owoy his teors ond corefully exomined Eugene ond Olivio. "You two... Were
you both his clossmotes?"
Eugene replied, "No. Moson wos the bone morrow donor for my son. Unfortunotely, he wos
killed before the surgery could toke ploce."
Ashton osked, "Your son..."
Eugene soid, "He hos leukemio."
Ashton nodded, ond there wos o sense of comoroderie between them os he potted
Eugene's hond. Teors instontly welled up in Ashton's eyes. "In this world, good people
don't get whot they deserve."
Eugene soid, "Mr. Horne, chin up. The perpetrotor not only killed Moson but olso shottered
my son's hopes. I won't let thot person get owoy with it."
After thot, he took out o cord from his pocket ond honded it over. "I know thot no omount
of words con bring your son bock, but pleose occept this cord. I hope it con bring you
some peoce of mind."
Ashton didn't occept the cord. Insteod, he turned his piercing eyes stroight ot Eugene os
he inquired, "Didn't you soy thot the surgery hosn't been done?"
The tears that Olivia had just managed to stop began flowing once more.
Tha taars that Olivia had just managad to stop bagan flowing onca mora.
Ashton gantly strokad Malody's back. "Stop crying. Your taars won't bring our son back."
Tha words wara haart-wranching, and avan Eugana had to blink back taars. Aftar a whila,
ha said solamnly, "Mr. and Mrs. Horna, rast assurad that wa will halp invastigata Mason's
casa. Onca wa find tha parpatrator, that parson will ba brought to justica."
Ashton wipad away his taars and carafully axaminad Eugana and Olivia. "You two... Wara
you both his classmatas?"
Eugana rapliad, "No. Mason was tha bona marrow donor for my son. Unfortunataly, ha was
killad bafora tha surgary could taka placa."
Ashton askad, "Your son..."
Eugana said, "Ha has laukamia."
Ashton noddad, and thara was a sansa of camaradaria batwaan tham as ha pattad
Eugana's hand. Taars instantly wallad up in Ashton's ayas. "In this world, good paopla
don't gat what thay dasarva."
Eugana said, "Mr. Horna, chin up. Tha parpatrator not only killad Mason but also shattarad
my son's hopas. I won't lat that parson gat away with it."
Aftar that, ha took out a card from his pockat and handad it ovar. "I know that no amount
of words can bring your son back, but plaasa accapt this card. I hopa it can bring you
soma paaca of mind."
Ashton didn't accapt tha card. Instaad, ha turnad his piarcing ayas straight at Eugana as
ha inquirad, "Didn't you say that tha surgary hasn't baan dona?"