Nikolai couldn't retort at what the remnant said.
While comatose, he experienced a lot of disjointed dreams. One of the several scenarios included in the series of dreams was that he died after setting off for his revenge. The revenge eventually failed but he still left Jisoo widowed and their sons orphaned.
In that tragic dream, Jisoo became too heartbroken and depressed that she neglected their children. She became too focused on her career and transformed into an unemotional iron lady. Their twin sons grew up without proper parental guidance and ended up turning into problem children. They became wastrels that even their Aunt Ruby and Lisa couldn't save.
Nikolai did everything. He scolded and shouted at them but they couldn't hear him because he already died. He had no power to interfere in their lives. He wanted to fix everything but could only watch in helplessness as they wasted their lives away.
This was just one of the dreams—no, nightmares that he had while comatose. There were other more tragic ones that he preferred not to recall or risk going insane.
Not once did he dream of something positive.
He truly felt that he had died that time and went to hell.
Experiencing all those seemingly never-ending tragic scenarios was the worst form of torture. Yes, it was the worst even when compared to the inhumane torture he faced after the downfall of the Vetrovs.
In his past life, he lost his beloved sister. It was excruciating.
Then in his nightmares while comatose, he had to face losing the family he built in his current life as Jiyong. Watching his sweet wife turn into an unemotional robot and their sons into hopeless wastrels was a whole new level of excruciating torture.
Especially when it came to his children—he couldn't bear it.
Now that the remnant was lecturing him without mercy, he no longer had the energy to argue. He could only take it.
'It's good that you're starting to realize the error of your ways. Even if you don't care about yourself, at least think about your family—our family. If only I wasn't so reckless back then, maybe I would still be alive today and be able to build my own family and accompany my grandpa for longer. I'm envious of you, dude, don't you know? That's why I'm so furious that you don't treasure what you have and just continue speeding towards your demise. Atrocious! Hmph!'
Nikolai rubbed his head and stayed quiet. He still hadn't completely given up his desire for revenge, but after experiencing his latest coma, he realized that maybe his sister was right after all. Perhaps there were other ways to fulfill his revenge without resulting in his own death in the end.
'Now let's talk about your wifey,' the remnant said next.
Nikolai paused.
'You love Jisoo, dude. Be a man and just admit it!'
"Maybe," he murmured.
His attitude was neither denying nor confirming.
The remnant scoffed inside his mind. 'Aren't you a real macho man? Why are you acting like a scared chicken whenever love is involved? Pft! So funny!'
His expression turned even darker. "None of your damn business."
'Of course, it's also my damn business! Your wifey is the mother of my body's children! There's no way that I'll just ignore your relationship with the woman. The two of you are already married, for fuck's sake! Dude, you've been in love with Miss Prim and Proper for a while now but you just won't admit it.'
The remnant's words were annoying but they still hit him like a bulldozer. He didn't know how to react.
'Can you feel the love tonight?
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