Drew stood there silently for a little while longer then opened his mouth. He would have been better off with his mouth shut but he said, “So what if I don’t know. She’s already on her deathbed. So what if it was prolonged. She would still die nonetheless. Did you think that I would keep myself tied to a dying woman? It didn’t matter whether I knew or not. It wouldn’t change the fact that nothing can be done. She will die. She’s dying. And nothing can be done about it. I just moved on earlier than expected.”
Before he could catch his breath or relish in the useless and detrimental words he just said, Eldridge’s hand was on his throat. His grip was tight, cutting off anyways that he could catch even a breath of air.
His face was slowly turning red as he clawed at Eldridge’s hand trying t
