The chilly air, the pale and silent body, the stifled sobs—all blended into a sorrowful melody.
The old woman was sobbing uncontrollably, her vision blurred by tears.
Chloe Reed stood to the side, her gaze vacant as she watched the scene. Her face seemed to have been bleached as white as the sheet, her emotions constricted by an invisible hand.
The sound of slow footsteps approached, and someone came to stand beside her.
Charles Reed’s eyes were red. He looked at her expressionless face, his voice trembling uncontrollably. "Chloe, your mother and I... we really know we were wrong..."
Chloe Reed’s long lashes fluttered. She pressed her lips together, offering no response.
Charles Reed was deeply saddened. "Could you... could you say something to your mother? She was always talking about you, she missed you so much..."
Chloe Reed slowly turned her head. Her limpid eyes, devoid of any ripple, met his. She opened her mouth and a terribly grating sound came out, coarse and sharp, as if her vocal cords had been torn.
Charles Reed’s eyes widened in shock. "You... what happened to your voice?"
Chloe Reed closed her mouth, then took out her phone and typed, "Sunny Reed poisoned me. My voice is ruined, and Walker Grant is blind."
She just stated the facts, not a single word more.
Charles Reed’s body swayed violently, and his back hunched even more, as if he might collapse at any moment.
It was their fault.
They had been so terribly wrong!
They chose to make it up to Sunny Reed, doting on her while ignoring their own daughter’s feelings. They tolerated Sunny Reed hurting their daughter, time and time again.
Everything from the past resurfaced. Charles Reed was filled with endless regret, but it was too late now.
The mistake had been made. Autumn Linton had died without hearing her own daughter’s voice, and they were the cause of it all.



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