Tseten didn't speak.
After a long while, Elizabeth didn't think that he would answer her, but she heard him say softly, "Yes."
Elizabeth glanced at the quilt on Xavier's body, "If you don't care about him, why did you do this?"
"Amita Buddha! As a monk, I should be merciful and help others."
Hearing that, Elizabeth only felt grieved and angry in her heart. Perhaps it was because Xavier had a very similar experience with her, and he had told her about his sad past. She chuckled and said, "What? You abandoned him like that when he was a child. Have you ever thought about his feelings? Do you know what happened to him after you left? Have you ever cared about his life?"
Tseten did not move and said lightly, "I yearn for Buddha, so I don't care about worldly matters."
"That's good!" Elizabeth smiled and pointed to the quilt, asking, "Why did you do this just now?"
"As I said just now, a monk should be merciful."
Elizabeth didn't care that much. She asked aggressively, "Why didn't you come out when I knocked on the door and told you that he was ill? Why did you come out after such a long time? You even covered his body with your own hands!"
Tseten didn't speak. "Say it! Why don't you tell me?"
Tseten turned around, glanced at Xavier, and then looked at Elizabeth, "Are you his girlfriend?"
Elizabeth shook her head and said, "No."
"In this case, you shouldn't ask these questions." Saying this, he looked at her seriously with some displeasure in his eyes, "You should act with propriety."
Elizabeth frowned. Of course, she knew what Tseten meant. He meant that it was his family's business, and she had a shallow relationship with Xavier, so she was not qualified to ask these.
"You are right." Elizabeth took a deep breath, but she didn't stop because of his words. Instead, she asked him, "What about you? Should you act with propriety? Even though you were sad and pained, did you think about his feelings when you left him alone? He was only a child at that time! Could he make money to support himself or get food by himself? At that time, he was only seven years old!"
Tseten's face suddenly turned cold, and he said in an indifferent tone, "Didn't he live well until now?"
Elizabeth had always known that she was not qualified to judge or criticize others. Perhaps she shouldn't have asked and said those words just now.
But when she heard Tseten say those ruthless words in such an aloof voice, she was still shocked, and... she really got angry. How could Tseten be so cruel to make such a decision? "That is his mother's fault. How can you vent your anger on him?"
"Since you know everything, why don't you blame his mother?" Tseten suddenly laughed, but he said with hatred, "Since she can choose to live her own life, why can't I?"
Elizabeth opened her eyes wide. For a moment, she didn't know what to say to express her feelings.
Did Tseten ignore Xavier because he hated Xavier's mother?
Was he completely heartless because he hated Xavier's mother?
At this time, Xavier, who was lying on the ground, suddenly moved uneasily.
Elizabeth looked at Xavier. Seeing that he didn't wake up, she was slightly relieved, "Don't you think you should apologize to him?"
Tseten looked at Xavier. After a long while, he sighed deeply, "Just take it as... our bad fate. We will all die after so many years. But now, I can't make up for him. I can only pray for him every day. Amita Buddha!"
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