NABC Chapter 230 Wipe away his existence.
Chapter 230 Wipe away his existence.
Delyth's expression cracked. She wanted to persuade him like before but he was simply not letting her. His cold and indifferent attitude was just making it more and more difficult for her.
"Ryan," she began, "I know I was wrong, but —"
"It's alright," Before she could finish, Ryan interrupted her. He pulled up his hand to check the time on her watch. "You can take your time to decide. Anyway, the surgery has been arranged for the day after tomorrow. You can tell me once you have thought it through."
He said before putting his hand down. "I will leave now. I have a few more things to look after. Take your rest, I will visit you again later." Saying that, he turned to leave without any guilt.
But just when he was about to take a step away, Delyth held his hand, stopping him. But Ryan pried her hand off his arm, turning to her with a cold gaze. "I have a company to look after. Though I care for the promise I have given to Zeke, I am well aware of the words I have committed to him. And I don't remember committing myself to you in any of words I have given to him."
Delyth was about to speak something but Ryan had already ignored her and turned to leave. Walking all his way, he stepped out of the room without much care.
Behind him, Delyth hurled a pillow off on the floor but except of venting on the lifeless objects, she had no other way to let go of her anger and frustration that was bubbling inside her because of his consistent failures.@@@@
While outside, Ryan walked out of the hospital before stopping his steps. His expression shifted. Maybe back inside, he didn't react much, but only he knew how much Delyth's words scared him.
It scared him when she pointed out prominently how Arwen might have started a life with the old man. He was losing his control over the fact that she had willingly given all right over her to someone else —that maybe in the future it wouldn't be as easy for them as he was thinking it to be. But above all, he was scared that the old man would take advantage of her and the relationship they shared, making her do things that she wouldn't be comfortable doing.
With that, he pulled his phone out of his pocket and dialled a number he had been thinking of dialling for the past few days. But was hesitating again and again.
However, now he could no longer hesitate. He needed to act.
As soon as he dialled, the call went through. After a few rings, it was also connected.
"Hello," came the voice from the other end when the call was answered.
Ryan took in a breath to compose himself back before greeting, solemnly, "Hello, Aunt Catrin," he said, adding, "It's me, Ryan."
The line seemed to have paused for a moment, making the silence weigh on the air. But that didn't continue for long. Soon, came Catrin's reply, calm and measured as if she had already something going in her mind.
"Ryan, you are calling me this early. There must be something important," she said. "Tell me what is it?"
Ryan paused as if confirming his thoughts once before saying, "It's something important and it would be better if we could meet and discuss it."
"Fine, then come and meet me at my office. I will wait for you," she said, and Ryan hummed disconnecting the call.