Chapter 20 His Love For Him
- With a loud groan, the man on the bed tossed and turned, abruptly shooting up into a seated position as if jolted by an electric shock. His gaze swept across the room, disoriented as if awakening in an unfamiliar place that was not his own bedroom. His heart pounded in his chest, and beads of sweat streamed down his face, despite the room not being particularly warm. The season wasn't hot, and he had an air conditioner in his room, negating any possibility of feeling overheated. Yet, his face glistened with perspiration, akin to a downpour of rainwater.
- It felt as though he had emerged from a terrible nightmare, the kind that blurs the line between reality and dreams. What occurred last night was undeniably real, yet a part of him clung to the notion that it was a mere figment of imagination—a horrendous dream. He had come face to face with Seth, but why did Seth look at him like that? It was as if the past eighteen years hadn't happened, as if he hadn't rejected them and left them for dead. Seth's gaze held a peculiar blend of joy upon seeing him again, yet it quickly transformed into caution when he noticed the man's limping. Dirk possessed a keen eye for reading body language, and even through someone's eyes alone, he could discern hurt. Seth's eyes betrayed his pain upon realizing that Dirk had a broken leg that had yet to heal, necessitating the use of a walking cane for mobility.
- All of this left Dirk bewildered, as if he were undeserving of the affection emanating from those adoring eyes fixed upon him. He felt as though he didn't merit such regard. After all, he had treated Seth and his brothers abhorrently, callously spurning their pleas for help. Standing face to face with one of them now, Dirk hadn't anticipated this reaction. Countless nights, he had lain awake, contemplating what it would be like to confront the triplets he had so ruthlessly rejected, wondering if they would harbor instant animosity toward him, showering curses and rejection upon him, just as he had done to them.