Chapter 167
Simon fell silent. He felt his body go numb.
Stephen had scolded Snow before he went to Aqua City.
In other words, Snow committed suicide after he scolded her.
‘It’s over. His outburst at Snow is likely part of the reason why she killed herself. There’s no way I can tell him the truth now.‘
If Stephen found out that Snow died now, that she held onto her grievances and starved to death, he would never be able to apologize to her in his lifetime. He would never hear her say ‘it’s okay‘.
Simon’s body trembled. He did not dare to think what would happen to Stephen.
He had to hide the truth!
He had to hide it for as long as possible!
“I’ll deal with Snow’s issue,” Simon said, “Just focus on the important matters for now. Snow is a good girl. She’ll understand and wait for you.”
Stephen nodded. “Yeah. I’ll get back to work now.”
The call ended.
Simon’s hand trembled uncontrollably, his face pale.
He could not understand how Aqua City, which had been progressing steadily, would suddenly encounter so many problems.
Snow had starved herself to death.
Oliver and the others had pulled off their scheme successfully.
“At least, aside from Snow, the other issues aren’t terribly serious. They can still be managed.”
Simon had his men contact Liam. He needed to find out exactly how Snow died.
Liam received a call from Simon.
“Is Snow Green really dead?” Simon asked bluntly.
“Yes.” Liam said, “I can send you the autopsy report.”
“Send it!”
He had to see the autopsy report with his own eyes.
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Soon, a copy of the report was sent over.
Simon looked at it and paled. The cause of death was indeed starvation.
Liam said, “She died for Stephen. She always felt that with her criminal past, if she continued to live, people could use her relationship with Stephen to affect him. Thus, she chose to end her life so that he would not be threatened.”
Simon was silent.
Snow had died to avoid dragging Stephen down.
“We could’ve talked it out. Why did she have to resort to that?” Simon was not truly concerned for Snow. He just felt that her death would affect Stephen.
“I tried to persuade her,” said Liam. “But she was determined. She left him a letter before she died.“”
Simon immediately said, “Give it to me.”
Liam frowned. “That’s not appropriate.‘
“I’m Stephen’s father and can be considered Snow’s uncle. What’s wrong with me reading her note?”
Liam was exasperated and made a copy of the letter for him.
Simon took it but did not dare to read it immediately.
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Even though he had faced many storms in his life, as he held Snow’s letter, he had to take several deep breaths before summoning the courage to look at it.
[Dear Stephen,
[The weather must be beautiful today, right?
[The hospital room is bright, and I can see the clear blue skies outside the window. I rarely have the time to just look at the sky without thinking about anything.
[Earlier, Mr. Yates came to persuade me again. He wants me to live, but I’m a sinner. I’ve let my parents down and disappointed Nina. I even caused you to be criticized by the whole internet.
[Aqua City is developing, so you’re very busy. Oliver and the others are using you, don’t seem to believe me. I probably won’t get the chance to see you again.
but you
[Now, with this letter, I’m saying goodbye to you forever…]
Simon finished reading the letter and sat in his chair quietly, falling silent for a long time. He had nothing to say.
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In the letter, neither did Snow blame Stephen nor did she resent him. She only hoped that he would live a good life in the future.
She said that as a sinner, she was not worthy of him. However, Rachel, who was from a wealthy family, was.
Snow thought of Stephen’s future for him. However, she did not think of her own.
She did not include herself in any of the blessings that she gave Stephen.
“This… How am I supposed to tell him the truth?”
