Katherine immediately transformed into the role of a virtuous wife and loving mother, bribing the doctor into covering up the bruises on Orion's neck, taking care of him with extreme gentleness. Harrison, concerned about his son, for the first time asked her about the illness, without ignoring or showing a cold shoulder.
It seemed to Katherine as if she had stumbled upon the perfect way to win Harrison's favor. Leveraging the fact that Orion couldn't speak, she began to abuse him even more severely.
Starvation, cold showers, locking him in a dark closet, and even burning his skin with cigarette butts. Her cruelty knew no bounds, and her madness only grew. She employed every tactic to make him fall ill, knowing that would bring Harrison back to her side.
The last straw was that, Orion had a severe allergic reaction to food, breaking out in hives all over his body, and fell into a coma.
Harrison knelt by the bed, cradling Orion's frail body, weeping uncontrollably.
"Juliette, I'm sorry, I couldn't do what you asked of me."
He couldn't live well, take care of himself, or take care of Ori.
Every day he lived was a struggle, and it had taken a toll on Orion, whose body was growing weaker and whose temperament grew more gloomy and cold; he wouldn't even call him dad anymore.
It was all his fault.
A few days later, as Orion began to slowly recover, Harrison decided to leave.
On the day he left, he was uncharacteristically well-groomed, having shaved and changed into new clothes. His well-fitted white suit made him look tall and handsome. Katherine was spellbound by the transformation.
She thought he had finally decided to move on from Juliette and start a normal life with her, but he simply kissed Orion goodbye and walked out the door.
"Ori, I'm sorry. If there's a next life, don't be my child."
The man's low and guilt-ridden voice lingered in Orion's ears for a long time. The boy tried to open his mouth to call out to his father, but no sound came out. He chased the car, running until he fell, and was then carried back by a servant.
Katherine couldn't understand Harrison's sudden change and decided to call the private investigator, only to receive devastating news.
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