Chapter 744 - While You Were Sleeping (1/2)

Marie's voice faltered as she uttered those heartbreaking words, sentence by sentence. Subconsciously, Nicolae held Marie's hand to show sympathy. Marie took a deep breath and continued her words. ”That's why I asked you to come now... So that I can convince my mother that she doesn't need to struggle anymore... just for my sake.”

”Oh, I understand.” Finally, Nicolae understood what Marie's purpose was in waking her mother.

The girl wanted the mother to see that her daughter already had a man now, someone she claimed to be her husband, who was kind to her and looked after her so that Marie's mother could calmly leave her child.

This was really sad. Nicolae then took a chair and sat next to Marie. His hand was still holding her hand gently.

The girl wanted her mother to see that her daughter already had a man now, someone she claimed to be her husband, who was kind to her and looked after her so that Marie's mother could calmly leave her child.

This is really sad. Nicolae then took a chair and sat next to Marie. His hand was still holding her hand gently.

”What about your other family members? Do you still have a father, or do you have relatives?” he asked again.

Marie shook her head slowly.

”None. My father died while I was still in the w.o.m.b. My mother was dying to protect me, even though her pregnancy was really difficult, because she loved my father so much. She wanted to give birth to me as the only legacy of the man she loved in this world. My father died too young, and my mother fought desperately to give birth to me, even though my birth almost took her life…” Marie seemed overwhelmed by despair as she told the story. Nicolae held the girl's hand more tightly. ”She should've just aborted me then... Mother was forced to give birth to me, and since then, my mother's health has never recovered. For years, she has always suffered, and the peak was ten years ago when she collapsed and couldn't recover again...”

Nicolae was stunned by Marie's words.

”You must've been very young then... How old are you now? 22 to 23?” he asked softly.

”I'm 22 years old now. My mother fell ill and started staying in the hospital when I was 12 years old...”

”Your life must be really hard...” Nicolae looked at Marie without blinking. For some reason, he felt very sorry for the girl who had always been indifferent and pretended to be strong. Behind Marie's happy and indifferent appearance, she kept a sadness hidden deep in her heart.

”I have no choice...” Marie was still trying not to look sad. She only shrugged at the words of sympathy from Nicolae.

”Who has been taking care of you all this time? A 12-year-old child certainly can't live alone...” Nicolae said.

”I take care of myself,” Marie answered nonchalantly.

”Can you really take care of yourself?”

”Eh, don't underestimate me. You've seen for yourself, right, I'm fine now!” Marie snorted unhappily, thinking that Nicolae thought she was weak.