"Your mom and dad have al-"
The doctor paused, then changed her wording. "They've passed away."
The doctor used a simpler way to explain it.
"They won't appear beside you anymore."
"You won't see them again either."
The doctor spoke very bluntly.
Otherwise, the child would keep rationalizing it to himself.
There was no way to break through his delusions.
The child stared blankly at the doctor.
He seemed to have understood nothing the doctor had said.
The doctor's brows twitched slightly.
"Yu Lele."
"Your mom and dad have... died."
"They died in that car accident."
"They won't appear again."
"Do you understand?"
The child slowly... shook his head.
His lips trembled violently.
He looked as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.
After struggling for a long while, the child finally forced a sound from his throat. "You're... lying!"
The child thought he was shouting.
In reality, his voice came out hoarse.
"I..."
The child clenched his hands. "I just saw Mom and Dad."
"Mom and Dad just came to see me."
"Didn't you see them?"
The child was very confused.
"No."
The doctor shook her head.
"I just told you..."
"I didn't see your mom and dad."
"Grandma and Grandfather didn't see your mom and dad."
"Because the mom and dad you're talking about don't exist at all."
"They're just your fantasies."
"Do you know what a fantasy is?"
"A fantasy is—"
"Ah!"
The child's sharp scream cut off the doctor's words.
The two elderly people were so startled that their hearts seemed to skip a beat.
They looked at the child.
Their faces were filled with lingering fright.
The child glared viciously at the doctor.
"You're lying!"
"I'm not lying."
After being startled for a moment, the