Chapter 14: The Outrageous Payment

Chapter 14: The Outrageous Payment

Arthur’s P.O.V

I looked at Kathleen with a sense of understanding and kinship. I could relate to the hidden pain in her eyes and the small smile on her face as she narrated her ordeal. My mind drifted back to the time when I had received similar news in my life as well.

I recalled the gut-wrenching feeling of knowing that my beloved wife was ill and the fear that I would lose her eventually. The restless days and the sleepless nights that followed the many tests and hopeful looks.

I felt a deep sympathy for Kathleen and I wished that I could do something to help. It was hard to say, even more difficult to believe, but as I listened to Kathleen speak about the love she had for her mother, I was occupied with thoughts of Sophia, my late love, and my beloved lover and wife.

At that time, sitt