Chapter 1465:

Tess’s face crumpled, her voice a mixture of heartbreak and indignation. “Why do you cling so tightly to those memories? Did I never do anything good for you? Have you forgotten all my kindness?”

Jayden’s voice carried a bitter edge as he asked, “Kindness? Is that what you call it? I remember coming home as a child, eager to see you. But you were already expecting Bryce. You and Dad were completely absorbed in him, counting down the days to his birth, barely noticing I was even there. All I wanted was a hug, but you recoiled, treating me like I was a bad omen that might somehow…”

Tess struggled to find the right words, her emotions rising as Jayden’s anger continued to burn. “You pushed me away, and Dad slapped me so hard I hit the floor. He called me a jinx and said I should never have come back. And you? You just stood there smiling, like none of it mattered.”

He paused, allowing the weight of his words to settle in the space between them. “Didn’t you realize, after that day, I stopped wanting to come home altogether?”

Tess furrowed her brows, struggling to piece together the distant memory. The details eluded her, perhaps because she had never thought them worth remembering.

voice rising in indignation. “Bryce

eyes darkened, his voice as cold as winter’s frost. “Petty grievances, you say? Is that really all you see?”

over. “You’ve been stubborn and small-minded since you were a child. Bryce has always been the forgiving one, the peacemaker. He agrees with whatever we say without complaint.

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moment, the stillness suffocating. When he spoke again, his voice was soft but unyielding. “I never wanted to be your son. From the moment I severed all ties with the Owen clan,

can you be so ungrateful? Everything your father and I did was for your own good! Do you think we didn’t feel the pain of sending you away to Enzo? It broke

his voice cutting like a blade. “If it hurt so much, why didn’t you ever come to see me? Aside from the occasional obligatory family gatherings, you never showed up. Let’s not kid

you even question that? We have always loved you. We thought, with time, you’d

not my enemies. To call you that would

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