When There Is Nothing Left But Love
Chapter 1633

Chapter 1633

She brought her hand down on the table with a loud slam and shot to her feet. “I’m saying this loud andclear now. Marcus is a wimp!”

Not only were we taken aback, but even Tobias froze upon witnessing his mother’s burst of temper forthe first time.

Everyone’s attention was riveted on Camelia, and time seemed to have stopped for a moment.

However, her menacing attitude faded away almost as quickly as it manifested. Immediately after, hershoulders sagged, and tears welled up in her red-rimmed eyes. As she tried to get a hold of herunraveling emotions, her mouth pressed into a thin line.

Alas, she lost the battle, and the dam broke.

She used to be a sheltered, naive girl. However, her world was turned upside down since she metMarcus, and she had been torn apart in the name of love.

Now that Marcus fell ill, she thought that he would need to rely on her, and she could stay with himforever. However, he chose death instead. What a sick joke.

She knew he had given up, and that was the last straw that broke her composure.

A wave of emotion assailed me, and the back of my eyes prickled with tears.

Tobias’ voice trembled, sounding scared and pained. “Mom, are you okay?”

The sight of the mother who was on the verge of breaking down and her visibly upset child waschipping away at my empathy. If I didn’t come apart at the seams, I would definitely be affected by mysurroundings.

Ashton’s hand tightened on mine, pulling it forward and placing it on his chest.

“Cry if you want to. You don’t have to pretend to be strong when one of your family members is sick.”His voice was soft yet clear, and every word emanated a sense of security.

As I steadied my nerves, I suddenly heard a woman’s wailing reverberating across the room. Cameliaslumped onto a chair and hid her face behind her palms, her body wracked with sobs.

Tobias dissolved into tears, too as he stood up and came to his mother’s side, rubbing her backcomfortingly. It was the only thing he could do at that moment.

Tears streamed down my face quietly, and Ashton wiped them away with his fingers. I didn’t crumbleunder the weight of emotions with him being the pillar of support for us. Instead, I was able to stand onthe sidelines, sharing in Camelia and Tobias’ pain but not interrupting them.

Silence blanketed the room again after some time. Camelia had calmed down, but her nose was runnywhile her eyes were red and swollen. She squinted, barely able to see through her bleary vision.

After consoling Tobias, she glanced at us and lowered her head sheepishly. “Sorry for that. I must haveshocked both of you.”

“Not a problem. You needed to vent. If you bottle your emotions up, you’ll get sick,” I reassured.

She gave a wan smile and didn’t say anything else, only tousling Tobias’ head with an affectionateexpression, as if she could overlook the messier parts in life. At that moment, she was a completelydifferent person from the one who had just sobbed uncontrollably.

Camelia was exhausted down to the marrow of her bones from caring for Marcus who was terminallyill.

“How about this? Leave Marcus’ next treatment to Ashton and me. You should take Tobias home andrest for a bit.” We had hit it off since our first meeting, and I wanted to do something for her, no matterhow small it was.

“It’s fine.” Camelia smiled, her gaze bouncing between us and Tobias. She joked, “I don’t want to washmy hands of Marcus. He’s stuck with me for the rest of his life. I want him to be indebted to me somuch that he wouldn’t be able to repay me in this lifetime.”

Then she expelled a long sigh, caressing Tobias’ arms as she murmured, “Tobias, you can love aperson too much. Don’t do it, okay?”

Camelia felt better after crying, and her muscles didn’t feel as stiff. Before she returned to the hospital,she heeded our suggestion to take a hot shower at a nearby hotel and changed into a set of cleanclothes, looking so much more refreshed.