What happened to Isaac?

Xavier's condition did not improve, and even took a sharp turn for the next day.

Sally lay on his lap, staring at his face: "You are sick, Uncle Xavier."

"Yes," Xavier said, "so Daisy will take you out to live for a while, do you want to live in the manor?"

Sally shook her head desperately.

"why?"

"..."

"What's the matter, Sally?"

Sally cried and said, "You're throwing me away, you're throwing me and Grandma Daisy away with me."

"Oh, that's not the case!" Xavier couldn't laugh or cry, "I'm afraid of infecting you."

In order to change the subject, Xavier described to her in detail the appearance of the manor in Devon, and she quickly changed from resistance to longing.

"I'd love to take papa along," said Sally. "But, Uncle Xavier, was papa shot dead for debt?"

"Who told you?" Xavier asked.

His sudden stern tone made Sally shrink back in fright: "Mom said, that's how my uncle died."

Xavier was silent.

Maybe there are some things that Sally will understand when she grows up, but Li Qiming shouldn't be misunderstood for a moment.

However, just last night, he seriously considered the possibility of dropping the investigation.At the end of the day, he's just a normal guy with wings now, tired of plots, poisons, murders, whatever.People are afraid of death, and there is still something in him that belongs to people. This feeling of fear came to him from time to time after he found out that he was poisoned.Besides, Heaven's work was heavy, Gordon had warned him.

Xavier thought, if Sally knew about her evasion, she might be very disappointed in him.

Xavier is good at dealing with middle-aged ladies, but he doesn't know how to behave towards such a young girl.After thinking about it, he awkwardly reached out to stroke Sally's smooth black hair, which surprised him.He still remembered the first time he felt the high-speed tremor of a bird's heartbeat after he became an angel, but the touch of life had never been as weak as it is now.

"About your dad, I'm not sure what happened to him, where he is now..." Xavier said with difficulty, admitting that it was difficult for him.

Sally nodded.She is very obedient, more mature than children of this age, and seems to understand everything, but how much of it is just silence?Xavier suddenly felt pain.He thought that if Sally was a nasty bad child, it would be a good thing to forfeit a few pennies to bring her up.But……

As long as he wanted to, he could find a thousand reasons at any time, but none of them could match Sally's blank baby-like eyes—she might not seek revenge, but at least she should know how her father died.Otherwise, wouldn't it be too confusing to live?

I don't know anyone to confide in these concerns.Isaac was like his woman, he feared being looked down upon by him; Gordon didn't care and wouldn't understand it, and was jealous of her having a life of her own.After much deliberation, the only person willing to listen is dead.

**

After Sally went out, Isaac pushed the door lightly and came in.Xavier heard his footsteps, didn't look back, and was still looking out the window in a daze.

Isaac asked, "How are you doing now?"

"Not bad," Xavier said, "just dying."

He was still in the mood to joke, which was not bad indeed.It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. On this night, Xavier's condition suddenly worsened again. The things he vomited out could open a dyeing workshop, which made him very weak, and the existence of Isaac seemed to make him feel very embarrassed.

Xavier, who wanted to save face, resisted Isaac's escort very much, and even lost his temper. He insisted on locking himself in the room alone, and only rang the bell when he felt a little better to allow Isaac to come in and see him.

The next day, the worried Daisy took Sally away, but Xavier did not come out to see him off.He spent long days in delirium, breathing difficulties, repeated coma and convulsions.

In the evening, Isaac heard the bell ring and walked into the room, and was startled by the sight in front of him——

Xavier leaned against the head of the bed, his hair disheveled, having given up on being presentable entirely.He was clutching a blood-soaked handkerchief brown in his hand, but more blood spilled from his nasal cavity, soaking the collar and the quilt under his armpit.

"Laugh at me." He said dully.

Isaac gave him a strange look: "Why should I laugh at you?"

"Okay, well, that's best."

Xavier said the words upside down, and then, he cried.

At first it was just tears sliding down, but he raised his hand to wipe it, staring blankly at the blood on the back of his hand, and suddenly burst into sobs like a cough.Xavier is a handsome man, but his crying appearance is as ugly as all ordinary people.Isaac hurried over, not knowing why he was crying or what to do; he found himself unable to do anything meaningful except hold Xavier in his arms.

"How could this be?" Xavier said. "A man who has died, when he knows that he is going to die again, he is so frightened that he weeps."

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Xavier is small, but he is very masculine (after saying this, I suddenly remembered that he is actually 1.8 meters...)