Ten Years Waiting, He Woke For His First Love

Synopsis

Michael Hawthorne had been in a coma for ten years. I sat beside his bed all that time, letting my own youth slip away while I waited for him to wake up. On the day he finally opened his eyes, I learned he had called in a secretary to arrange a share transfer. Hidden behind a folding screen, I listened as Michael, eerily calm, announced his decision. "All my company shares shall be inherited, without condition, by Jessica Monroe and her son, Lucas Monroe," he declared. His former flame Jessica stood by the bed, a little boy beside her, tears running down her face. I stood clutching the doctor's report, my eyes stinging, as I watched that intimate "family" of three. Nothing was more hollow than a heart that had given up. I gathered my courage and asked the system, "What penalty will I face if I abandon the quest now?" A casual voice replied, "Oh, I forgot to mention: if the mission fails, the one who gets erased is Michael."