“Is he eating?”

Caroline asked softly.

“Yes, but not much. He just stares into space most of the time. He also speaks to himself sometimes, but I can’t catch what he says.”

The caretaker responded politely and left the ward.

Only Hunter and Caroline remained.

Caroline pulled a chair and sat by the bedside. After staring at Hunter for a moment, she said, “Mom is gone, Dad. The dead can’t be revived. We have to accept reality.

“Mom made too many mistakes…”

Caroline stopped right there.

Frankly speaking, death was a light punishment for her mom.

Many people died because of her.

Hunter turned his head, with some life returning to his eyes.

He looked at Caroline for a while before saying, “I thought I’d be happy with your mom gone, Carol. I didn’t expect my heart to feel so empty.

“I loved your mom. I wouldn’t have married into the Fisher family if I didn’t.

“Yes, I did it for the money at first because the Clark family was going downhill back then. But, I had feelings f