"Daddy, will you die?"
Wisdom continued asking, but Addison couldn't give him an answer anymore.
The operating room suddenly became quiet. It was so silent that it made people feel suffocated.
Mango couldn't help but walk in and pull Wisdom out of Addison's arms.
There were still tears in the corner of Addison's eyes, but he had already stopped breathing.
Wisdom still looked at him and asked, "Daddy, will you die?"
"Don't be like this, Wisdom!"
Mango's heart ached terribly. She held Wisdom tightly in her arms but Wisdom was still asking, "Will daddy die?"
"Daddy will watch over Wisdom in the sky."
"He won't ever die."
Wisdom finally shed tears. His voice was so weak that it would break people's heart.
Mango wanted to carry Wisdom out, but he held on tightly to Addison's hand and didn't want to let go of it.
"Daddy, you promised me that you would take me out to play. You promised me that you would tell me a story. You promised me a lot of things, but you haven't done them yet. Daddy, get up. Don't sleep. Can you wake up?"
He escaped from Mango's embrace and went over to shake Addison's arm as he pleaded over and over again.
"I won't mess around anymore. I'll really listen to you this time. I'll do whatever daddy wants me to do, and I won't talk back anymore. I'll listen to you all the time, okay? Daddy, wake up!"
Wisdom's behaviour confirmed Mango's worst fears. She took Wisdom's hand and said, "Wisdom, don't be like this. Your daddy will be sad if you keep acting this way."
"I want daddy! Mommy, can you make daddy talk to me? I was wrong, and I won't do it again. I will listen to him. Can you ask him to talk to me?"
Wisdom's eyes were filled with tears. He was so sad, and Mango felt terribly bad seeing this.
"Wisdom, I'll take you home."
"I don't want to! I want to be with daddy! I want him!"
"Wisdom, you still have me, uncle, Zion, grandma, and Rita. You still have a lot of relatives. We love you!"
"But all of you are not my daddy!"
Wisdom's words immediately stunned Mango.
She always felt that she had treated Wisdom well, but she didn't expect that the most important people in Wisdom's heart were still his own parents.
His love had shifted more towards his biological parents the day he knew of their existence. However, the only family he had was now gone. Wisdom's expression made Mango worried.
"Wisdom, your uncle and I can be your daddy and mummy as long as you are willing."
Wisdom did not speak as he leaned against Addison's arm. He even took off his shoes and went to the operating table to lay in Addison's arms.
He hugged Addison's waist and whispered, "Daddy, can you hug me? I want you to do it. Just hug me like you did just now, okay?"
Mango burst into tears instantly after she saw this scene.
She couldn't help but run outside.
Meanwhile, Nathaniel had already woken up. When he saw Mango crying, he couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
"Addison is dead."
Mango sobbed as she spoke. Then, she dove into Nathaniel's embrace and said, "I'm afraid that we will lose Wisdom too."
"No, It won't happen!"
Nathaniel patted her back to comforted her, but she was a still little worried.
"Is Wisdom still inside?"
"Yeah! Go in and have a look."
Mango released Nathaniel.
The scene was so heartbreaking that she couldn't bear it.
Nathaniel stood on the ground as if he was frozen to it the moment he opened the door of the operating room.
Addison had already stopped breathing, but Wisdom had grabbed Addison's hand and wrapped it around himself. He said repeatedly, "Daddy, can you hug me? I won't be naughty anymore."
Tears quickly accumulated within Nathaniel's eyes.
He quickly stepped forward and took Wisdom out of Addison's arms.
"Let me go! I want my daddy!"
Wisdom struggled like crazy.
However, Nathaniel forced himself to hold Wisdom in his arms and said, "Wisdom, calm down. Your dad is dead!"
"Nonsense! I want daddy! I want him to hug me! I don't want you!"
He screamed and burst into tears. He was filled with so much sorrow that it made the people around him sad too.
Tears streamed down Nathaniel's face, but he said to his men outside, "Get him out of here!"
"No! Don't touch my daddy!"
Wisdom struggled and even bit Nathaniel's wrist in desperation. He bit him so hard as if he used every last shred of energy in his body.
Nathaniel felt a sharp pain in his wrist and his skin was broken. However, he held Wisdom tightly and asked someone to push Addison out.
When Yama Hades saw this scene, she felt very sorry and said, "Poor child. Let me hug him."
"Go away!"
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