Chapter 67

I just stared at Apollo for so long, hoping that he would take back what he had just said. But he never did. He just stared back at me with his eyes full of sadness and despair.

I can't believe what he said. I left my mother five years ago with no trace of any disease in her body. I looked for her, expecting that she was in good condition, but now he's telling me that she has stage 4 liver cancer. I don't want to believe it, because I can't. I feel like I'm being stabbed little by little, so I can feel the pain.

Is this just a nightmare? Because if it's just a bad dream, I hope I wake up. I hope someone wakes me up. Because even if it was just a dream, I still feel the pain.

"You're lying..." I mumbled and took a step away from Apollo. Pain shot through his eyes as he took a step toward me.

"My laurel... Please, hear me out first."

I shook my head and stepped away from him again. I could only take o