Chapter 100 | Blood With Flowers

"Why did you drink so much?" Grayson asks after Matthew tells him he found Kian in the bar.

"I wanted to forget," mumbles Kian, scratching his head. "Drowning in toxic chemicals is the only way to appease my sorrow,"

Grayson frowns at the bruises on his cheeks from the fight. He waits for Kian to sit on the bed and looks at his puffy eyes. "Where were you heading?" he whispers.

"I don't know," Kian shrugs, "I didn't choose a destination yet. I only needed to leave home first,"

"Why?" Grayson lifts a brow, "Why would you leave in the first place? Your family is here!"

Kian sighs and tries to stand up, but dizziness wins over him, and he almost falls back on the bed when Grayson catches his wrists and puts him back to place. "That's because my family is here," Kian whispers, "I can't show them my face anymore. I'm a criminal, Grayson. I'm not worthy of their love,"

Matthew, who wishes he could hear their whispers, approaches them and squ