Reborn, I Stopped Begging for Love, Then They Cried With Regret Chapter 10

Reborn, I Stopped Begging for Love, Then They Cried With Regret Chapter 10

When I opened my eyes again, the room was crowded with doctors.

Grant listened to them with a grave expression, his brow drawn tight.

One of the doctors shook his head before gathering his things and leaving.

Mom sat beside the bed, gripping my hand as tears silently streamed down her face.

I stared at the ceiling.

My body felt strangely weightless, almost as though it no longer belonged to me.

“How long was I out?”

Evan stepped closer, his voice hoarse.

“Two days.”

I tried to sit up, but there was no strength left in my body.

Tessa quickly put a hand on my shoulder.

“Don’t move. Just lie down.”

I looked at the worry on all their faces and felt completely calm.

“Let’s go home.”

After we returned to the house, I spent most of my time asleep.

Whenever I was awake, I watched the leaves outside my window slowly turn yellow and drift from

the trees.

Grant sat beside my bed, peeling an apple with a small knife.

“Is there anything else you want to do?”

I looked at him, my thoughts drifting far away.

“I want to celebrate my birthday.”

Grant’s hand stopped.

The blade nearly nicked his finger.

“All right. I’ll take care of it.”

My birthday was actually the following month.

I just wasn’t going to make it that long.

The house became busy again.

They hung balloons and streamers throughout the living room.

Tessa personally ordered a huge five-tier birthday cake.

Mom spent the entire afternoon in the kitchen making a whole spread of the dishes I had loved as a

child.

I changed into a clean white dress, and Evan wheeled me into the living room.

The overhead lights were off.

Only the candles filled the room with a soft golden glow.

Everyone sat around the table, watching me.

Tessa lit the candles on the cake, their flames flickering.

“Make a wish!”

I closed my eyes and clasped my hands together.

The truth was, I didn’t have much left to wish for.

There had been too much pain in my short life.

But in these final days, I had been given something I had never dared hope for-peace and

kindness.

I opened my eyes and blew out the candles.

Mom placed a piece of sea bass on my plate.

“Try it. I made it the way you like it.”

I took a small bite.

It tasted exactly the way I remembered.

“It’s really good.”

Grant raised his wineglass, his gaze steady and solemn.

“Happy birthday, Elise.”

Everyone raised their glasses.

I lifted my cup of warm water and gently tapped it against theirs.

“Thank you.”

We ate slowly, everyone trying hard to keep the mood light.

Eventually, I grew tired and rested against the back of my wheelchair, quietly watching them laugh

After dinner, they wheeled me back to my room.

Moonlight spilled across the bed and illuminated the family photo on my nightstand.

Mom sat beside me, holding my hand and refusing to let go.

“Elise, I’m sorry. I was so selfish before.”

I looked at her gently.

“Mom, I forgive you.”

Mom couldn’t hold back anymore.

She bent over the edge of the bed, sobbing uncontrollably.

Tessa stood in the doorway, her eyes red.

“You promised you’d teach me how to catch one of those goldfish.”

My lips curved into one last smile.

“Next time.”

I looked at Grant, Evan, and Tessa standing nearby.

“Thank you, Mr. Mercer. Thank you, Evan. Thank you, Tessa…”

Thank you for letting me know what it felt like to be treated with dignity before I left this world.

I never thought I deserved this much kindness.

But they gave it to me anyway, without holding anything back.

Across both of my lives, these last days were the closest I had ever come to feeling fully human.

My vision began to blur, and the voices around me slowly faded into the distance.

The hand holding mine was warm.

I closed my eyes with the faintest smile still on my lips.

Muffled sobs gradually filled the room, but I could no longer hear them.

A few days later, a photograph of me smiling appeared in the Mercer family’s living room.

Beside it lay a burned-out sparkler.

There was also a family photo.

I was in it.

So were they.