Chapter 441 – The Thread Has Ended
The kid's voice was clear. No fear. No pain. Just innocent joy.
"You're that good man! The one with the tie! You bought us food and new beds! And and—Miss Elly cried a lot but she was happy crying!"
Lux smiled, and it hurt.
Not his body.
His heart.
Because hearing that, knowing that, and seeing them here?
It was too much.
Too fucking much.
"What are you doing here, bud?" Lux asked, voice a little tight.
"Oh. We're going to the light place," the kid said casually. "The nice one."
The little girl beside him nodded. "There's a garden."
Lux swallowed.
"And Miss Elly?" he asked. "Your caretaker?"
The boy's smile faded just a little.
"She came with us," he said. "She's talking to the glowing lady up there. She was sick before but now she's okay. They said she can wait for us and walk together."
Lux nodded slowly.
"Did it hurt?" he asked before he could stop himself.
