Chapter 54

"The extreme form of passionate love is secret love."

-Japanese Proverb-

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Eden was in a deep slumber. He did not know how long he had been sleeping for. His body was savoring each second of rest it needed.

He barely did anything in the past three days. The other family members had come to visit him, but the person he wanted to see the most was not there and it prevented him from recovering.

“What’s the point of living anymore if I couldn’t have her?” He questioned. There was a point in his life where he thought everything was perfect and it was when Karina was by his side. The time he spent together with her was always the happiest time in his life. After experiencing such joy, how could he settle for anything else?

“Eden, wake up.” He heard a voice calling his name. The voice was Declan’s. Eden could hear it, but he was not in the mood to open his eyes. Sleeping would be