Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved

Chapter 181: Burying Andy 

Linda's POV:

Not a single day would pass when I would open my eyes in the morning and not long to see Andy's smile.

‘‘Andy, my dear boy, where are you? You are the cutest and brightest child in the world.I can't go on like this without you.’’ I kept telling myself that Andy was still alive.

He was just playing hide and seek with me.

How could he be dead? I needed to see him again.

I didn't care how long it would take.

I roamed the streets, asking everyone I ran into where Andy was, but they all responded with strange glances and answers I didn't want to hear.

I could keep looking for him until the end of time.

I didn't care.

Suddenly, I got to see the only two people in the world I didn't want to see ever again - Jerand Skylar.

Their mere existence was like a thorn in my flesh, remindingof the tragedy that had happened a few days ago.

I couldn't shake the memory of Andy falling down in front of me, foaming at his mouth.I killed Andy.

After all, it was I who had prepared the poison.

No, no, it must be a dream.

Andy was still alive.

I stepped back in shwhen I met Skylar's gaze.

Why were they looking atlike that? I wanted to run away, but my eyes fell on the bags full of children's toys and clothes in Jerome's hands.

They bought gifts and clothes for their future child.

Skylar was pregnant! I had never felt more envious and angry in my entire life.

My life felt completely empty without Andy, and yet, they looked so happy together.

"No! No! No!"

I pointed my finger at Skylar and shouted angrily.

I stared at her belly and forced the words out of gritted teeth.

"Why do you get to have a baby? What about my Andy? Why..."

I screamed at her with all my might as burning rage hissed through my body like deathly poison, demanding a release.

However, what embarrassedthe most was the look of pity in their eyes.

"Linda, it's tfor you to get help.You need to let go of the fact that Andy is dead because you can't go on living like this," Jersaid slowly, holding Skylar's hand.

"What's the point of anything? Andy is dead!" I finally broke down on my knees and cried.

I was filled with a kind of sadness I had no way of dealing with.

"Perhaps you can start again.Find a job and a new life.Who knows? Maybe one day in the future, you will meet someone who really loves you.You have to believe that life can get better, Linda,"

Skylar also persuaded me, even though I didn't expect her to do so.

The calmness in her eyes when she looked atmadefeel embarrassed.

I kept silent, but I realized that I couldn't lie to myself anymore.

Andy was dead, lying in scold morgue because I didn't even have the money for his burial.

I felt ashamed of myself for being so pathetic.

I must have been the worst mother any child could ever have.

I was filled with so much remorse and self-loathing that I couldn't breathe.

It was all my fault.

I was wrong about everything from the very beginning.

If it weren't for my greed, Andy would still be alive, acting like a spoiled child and callinghis mom.

I couldn't go on like this.

Andy hadn't even been buried yet.

"Please, help me! I need smoney.I'll pay it back.My Andy is still lying in the morgue.I don't have the money to bury him.Please..."

As I cried bitterly, I begged the two of them.

"I know I was wrong.I apologize for what I did to you." Skylar looked atsadly.

"Jerome, please help her.Andy is innocent."

Jernodded in response as I stared at him with a hopeful expression.

I stood up in a hurry and bowed at them to show my gratitude.

With the help of Jerand Skylar, I was finally able to bury Andy.

I felt my heart crumble as I watched his little body being sent into the cremator.

I held his ashes in my hands and buried him in a quiet cemetery while a priest prayed for his departed soul.

Andy finally had a place to rest in peace.

"Andy, I'm sorry.I'm so sorry, my child..." I held Andy's tombstone and burst into tears again.

"Please be strong, Linda," Skylar comfortedgently.

I know that she was coming from a good place, but I couldn't help but feel ashamed again.

If I were her, I wouldn't have been able to make peace with the one who had hurtso badly.

Skylar's POV: Perhaps considering our history, it would be hard for anyone to believe it but I really didn't feel any hatred for Linda.

I pitied her.

After all, she had paid a high price for her sins.

I couldn't imagine what I would be like if my child died like that.

"Thank you, Skylar and Jerome.Thank you for helpingregardless of what I did to you.I deeply regret my actions now.Thank you..."

Linda broke down as she held Andy's tombstone.

After a while, she wiped her tears and knelt down before us.

I stood there not knowing what to say, but fortunately, Jerspoke up.

"Linda, it's good that you are willing to reflect.Skylar is right.Only you can give yourself the hope you need to carry on with life.Here is smoney from both of us.Please use it to make a fresh start.You deserve to be happy too."

Jertook out a bank card and handed it to Linda.

She was so shocked that she couldn't utter another word.

Tears welled up in her eyes again and she kept bowing her head to us.

"Thank you, thank you.That's very kind of you.I wish you both a happy life together."

"You too, Linda," I said sincerely.

When I first fell in love with Jerome, I didn't expect that there would be so many twists and turns in every path of the way.

However, after all the things we had been through, we were finally together, and Linda finally made peace with us.We parted ways with Linda and went back to the hotel as it was already getting dark.

As I stared at Jerome, who was busy packing, I couldn't help but sigh at the thought of what had happened today.

"Jerome, your actions today really surprised me.Andy is not your child and Linda deceived you on multiple occasions, but you were still willing to help them," I said to him, sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Your act of compassion finally got through to Linda.I am very proud of you today."

Jerturned to look at me, his eyes full of tenderness.

"Skylar, you are the one who deserves to be praised.After all, you're the one Linda has hurt the most, right? But you were still kind enough to help out Linda when she really needed it."

Jerwalked over toand slowly heldin his arms.

"Skylar, I helped her because of you.Please believewhen I say that I only love you and no one else.” When I met with Jerome's affectionate eyes, my heart started to race, just like when I had a crush on him for the very first time.

"Jerome, I love you too."

I sincerely expressed my feelings for him.I still loved him even when we were apart.

However, I never thought that we would end up together again.

I didn't expect that Jerwould cback to my life again.

Today, we buried Andy together and finally put an end to the feud with Linda.

In the end, I eventually realized that I couldn't live without Jerbecause I loved him deeply.

"Let's forget the past and look forward to a new future, okay?" Jerwhispered in my ear.

I felt like the happiest woman in the world! "I would be happy to," I answered.

Jerwas so happy that he pulled my face close and kissed me.

Tears of joy trickled down my face as I kissed him back.

‘’Jerome, let's never spend another moment apart again, okay?’’