Sleepless Nights (Epilogue)

Charles woke up, seeing five-year-old Irene with a drop of blood on her finger, tears clinging to her lashes, standing pitifully not far from him, watching him secretly.

Was it from that moment?

Before Irene was born, everyone was eagerly awaiting her arrival. Charles also wanted a little sister. When their mother lay in bed, stroking his head, and told him he must protect his sister, he nodded solemnly.

"Sister is a little princess."

"I am the knight."

"I will protect her for life."

But after she was born, everything changed.

Mom was gone.

Mom became a small box, then a cold stone.

Mom couldn't speak or...