Chapter 28

Celine just stared at him blankly. "Your time is up, Nico. You can't just come and think that I'll give Calvin to you. You're nothing to us anymore."

Nicolas stopped struggling, looking at Celine with a desperate look. "Then... what do I have to do for you to forgive me? For you to trust me?"

Celine was silent for a moment, then shook her head slowly. "You can't do anything, Nico. There is no forgiveness for what you did. Your presence will only ruin Calvin's life."

The bodyguard finally managed to drag Nicolas out of the ICU area. Nicolas struggled a little more, but he finally gave in. Outside the door, he stopped and just stood there, staring blankly at the hospital hallway. Everything he'd said, everything he'd tried was in vain. He felt his chest tighten, full of deep regret.

A nurse passing by next to him looked at him with concern, but he didn't care. She could only stand there, feeling the tears she could no longer hold back flowing slowly down her ch