Chapter 50: Letting Her Go Was Also Letting Himself Go

Hans's mother, Alice's depression was caused by Thomas's mistress. Due to Hans's young age, she had to suppress her depression until she passed Hans everything that belonged to him. After that, she lost the will to live and gradually lost her senses. It was difficult for her to even keep her food down.

Hans took her to the hospital for a physical examination only to receive a diagnosis of late-stage stomach cancer. All the doctors attributed her depression to cancer. It wasn't until after the car accident when the hospital gave Thomas her death certificate to sign only he knew that his wife hadn't had much time left, even without the car accident.

Half a year ago, when Hans came back from a business trip, he found his mother's diary in the attic of Thomas's house. It recorded every detail since Stephanie entered their lives. From the initial distraught to acceptance, to struggling to come to terms, to the incoherence, where she had already shown signs of depression.