My Sleeping Beauty Husband by Lyanna Nichols Chapter 167 Atonement When Stella said this in a hoarse voice, she couldnât hold back anymore. Her teary eyes were full of remorse and guilt.
After so many years, she finally apologized to her son.
But there was no emotion on Alstonâs face. It had been so many years, and an apology wouldnât change anything because he had already put everything aside. But the harm Stella had done to him would never be erased.
Stella kept crying in the quiet room. After a long time, she calmed down and wiped away her tears.
âAlston, I know you wonât forgive me, and I didnât expect you to forgive me. Iâm not worthy of being a mother. Iâm content to see you before I die.â
Stella smiled without the slightest meanness on her face.
After a full minute, Alston spoke in a low voice, âI sent you to rehab. Why did you run away?â
If she hadnât escaped, she might have successfully quit. She wouldnât have become like this, and her life would have been saved.
âAlston, itâs too painful!â Stella smiled wryly. âI tried it, but I wanted to die countless times. When the drug addiction kicked in, I could only be suppressed forcibly. They tied me to the bedpost, let me bite the towel, and held on. The pain was endless and hopeless. I really couldnât hold on anymore...â
Stella kept repeating while covering her face. Tears couldnât stop streaming down again.
Those people were all strangers. She had no relatives or friends around her, and she could only get through it alone.
She had never suffered like this since she was a child, so she didnât hold on. At that time, she only wanted to escape. After she ran, she hid somewhere and bought drugs with the living expenses that Alston gave her. At last, she overdosed and fell on the side of the road.
âI regret it, I really regret it...â Stella muttered.
She had too many regrets.
She cried so loudly that she woke up the sleeping babies. Keller babbled, and her soft sound directly stopped Stellaâs crying.
Mrs. Lewis was afraid that Keller would cry, so she hugged her and coaxed her for a while. Keller didnât cry and looked around the strange environment in curiosity, which seemed smart and cute.
Desmond also woke up and rolled his eyes lazily in silence. His white and tender face was very similar to Alstonâs, and he rubbed in Cynthiaâs arms lazily when he smelled her.
Stella was stunned by the movement of the two little guys. She couldnât believe it until she realized that Cynthia and Mrs. Lewis were standing behind holding the baby. She kept talking to Alston just now, so she hadnât noticed them.
âAlston, you brought the babies here!â She became even more excited and stretched out her hand to Cynthia. âCome here! Let me hug them!â
Cynthia glanced at Alston, saw him nodding, and walked to the bed with Mrs. Lewis.
Stella looked at the cute baby in their arms. Her eyes were red, and she was very excited. These were her grandchildren.
She had done so many bad things before and almost killed them.
The two babies had never seen Stella before, so they looked at her curiously. They were not frightened by her frightening appearance, and Keller even babbled to her.
Chapter 167 Atonement 1/3 The soft voice made Stella burst into tears, âThese two children are wonderful. Unfortunately, I have no chance to see you grow up.â
Cynthia was touched. Although Stella had done many bad things, she still felt rather sad seeing her in such a miserable state.
Stella raised her head, looked at Cynthia, and pursed her lips. âCynthia, I did a lot of bad things to you sorry. I will definitely pay for my sins if there is an afterlife.â
before. Iâm Cynthia shook her head quickly, âThe past is the past.â
Although these bad things were tricky, they didnât hurt her. Stella was dying, so the punishment she had received was enough.
âBy the way, your children are a month old. I have something to...â She reached under the pillow, trying to get something.
But at this moment, both Cynthia and Mrs. Lewis subconsciously took two steps back with the children in their arms, looking at Stella warily.
Stella paused. Then, she took out a small package from under the pillow and took off the handkerchief wrapping, revealing two exquisite small boxes. She gently placed them beside the bed and seemed at a loss.
âI just... I just want to give the babies a gift. These are two small silver bracelets. Since I knew the babies were born, I have been saving money. Even if I longed for drugs, I didnât spend a penny. Here they are. These are rather cheap, and I hope you donât mind...â
Cynthia pursed her lips, feeling a little guilty. âIâm sorry, I thought, I thought...â
She didnât know how to say it. She thought Stella wanted to harm the baby, so she stepped back subconsciously.
Stella smiled bitterly and shook her head, âItâs okay to be on guard against me. I was vicious, and I even hated myself.â
Cynthia looked at the two small boxes beside the bed. She learned that Stella was unkempt and dirty when she was discovered, but the two boxes were wellâpreserved and clean.
âAlston, help the babies wear the bracelets.â Cynthia shook Desmond in her hand and said to Alston with a smile.
Stella thought Alston would refuse, but he only hesitated for a second before picking up the boxes and putting the bracelets on the babiesâ arms.
The silver bracelets were exquisite and small, and small bells were hanging on them. When the babies raised their hands, the bells made a crisp sound.
When Keller heard it, she kept shaking her little hand curiously, making herself giggle. Desmond was rarely interested in anything, but he also kept staring at the bracelet on his little wrist.
Stella looked at the clever and lovely grandchildren. Although she wanted to hug them very much, she didnât have much strength now. She was afraid she would hurt the babies, so she didnât reach out and just leaned on the pillow to look at them.
Desmond looked almost identical to Alston when he was a baby.
Stella kept staring at Desmond and was lost in her memories. When Alston was born, he was cute and chubby as well.
At that time, he was the child she gave birth to after all the difficulties, and she used to love him so much.
She knew that Bryan first set his sights on her younger sister Rosalia, and Stella stole this marriage from her.
However, Bryan treated her pretty well after he married Stella. Although he didnât have much love, he still protected het all the time. But Stella kept doubting that Bryan had an affair and even made herself a psychopath.
While looking at the baby, Stella suddenly froze. Her eyes widened, cold sweat broke out on her forehead, and her limbs began to twitch.
Her drug addiction kicked in again. Stella gritted her teeth tightly, and her face flushed as she tried to control herself. Fearing that the babies would see her terrifying appearance, she hurriedly asked Cynthia to take the children away.
Cynthia and Mrs. Lewis quickly left the ward. Alston and Greg immediately called for a doctor to rescue Stella.
They all stood in the corridor gravely, knowing that Stella might not make it this time.