Rise From Prison: Married To A Beautiful CEO

Chapter 342 – Elliot’s Regret

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By the time the husband and wife’s emotional outburst ultimately settled, several minutes had already passed.

Realizing what she had done, Selene awkwardly let go of her husband and jumped to her feet

The ward fell into a heavy silence afterward, broken only by the occasional sniffle or shaky breath.

Finally, however, God’s Time turned back to Xavier, his eyes swollen and red.

He didn’t speak immediately.

Instead, he stared, as if trying to reconcile the image of the boy he thought Xavier was with the man who had shattered his expectations beyond miles.

The night they had met flashed through his mind like scenes from a fractured dream.

He had assumed Xavier was also a lost soul — a wanderer like himself, someone who had fled his village in search of a greener pasture, not knowing that he would only be swallowed by the harshness of the city like himself and the others.

He had even offered Xavier a place to stay in his crumbling home, thinking he was doing the boy a favor