A Heart Shattered by an Earthquake
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A low chuckle escaped me when I heard this.
The other people around us gasped in shock too. It was probably the first time they came across a person as inhumane as Steven.
"Why are you laughing? Feeling guilty? Do you dare say those things were not your doing?"
I lifted my right hand. Scars marred my skin, and a few fingers couldn't even be extended properly. There was even a constant involuntary trembling.
"Yes, it's all my fault. I lost my child, and I can't ever have any more children. My right hand is crippled now, and I will never be able to hold a scalpel again!
"Oh, how precious your Wendy is… I merely went to hell and back, but she nearly lost her career!"