Chapter 423: Desperate Situation

"Yes, it's all because of me. The rest of my life can only be for atonement."

In Lu Chenyuan's voice was pure regret.

Dawn was breaking, and outside the window one could hear the continuous hammering and the clamor of construction.

Lin Yan had not slept all night. On the coffee table in front of her was a cup of hot chocolate, untouched since Ou had made it for her early in the morning.

"Where's daddy? I haven't seen him," Lin Yan, severely sleep-deprived and somewhat dazed, didn't realize until she saw Ou on tiptoes, reaching into the fridge for milk, that Lu Chenyuan was gone.

"He went out, yep, Mummy. You were in the living room all night and didn't notice when daddy left?" Ou, holding a large box of milk, made his short-legged way toward Mummy, gently touched her forehead, and said, "You're not feverish. A big guy walked right past you and you didn't see him?"

Lin Yan's mind was like mush, as if she had seen him leave, and yet not.