struggled to move, as any slight movement caused his wound to ache.
“Duncan, please don’t do this… Please don’t do this,” Mrs. Lewis cried, holding her son down to prevent him from fighting back.
Mr. Lewis also assisted in restraining Duncan.
“Mom, let her go! Let her go!” Duncan shouted. Unable to get up, he could only express his resentment, pleading with his mother to send Liberty away.
“Okay, okay, just let her go, Mom. Don’t get upset, don’t get upset,” Mrs. Lewis quickly agreed. She wiped her tears, straightened up, turned around, and pulled Liberty away.
Liberty was taken aback by Duncan’s reaction. As Mrs. Lewis dragged her out, she glanced back at Duncan, who was also looking at her.
But soon, Mrs. Lewis pulled Liberty out of the ward, and the door closed behind them, separating her from Duncan.
She didn’t notice the pain in Duncan’s eyes.
Duncan faced the possibility of being crippled, potentially confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
He felt he wasn’t good enough for Liberty.
The contrasting attitudes of his parents toward Liberty were stark. Though he was injured physically, his mind was clear, and he quickly understood the situation.
After the car accident, he had sustained serious injuries. He believed his mother, who was preventing him from pursuing Liberty, would regret her decision and support a relationship between them now that he was disabled, perhaps even hoping Liberty would care for him for life.
When he was healthy, his mother forbade him from being with Liberty, but now that he was disabled, she seemed to agree. That felt incredibly unfair to Liberty.
Moreover, Liberty had never expressed love for him or accepted his feelings.
Duncan couldn’t allow his mother to impose a burden on Liberty just because of his disability. He didn’t want to drag her down.
He contemplated all of this throughout the night. He
He could only regard Liberty with indifference and hold her responsible for his car accident. He had no desire to see Liberty again.