Chapter 717

Steve’s slap echoed through the room, bringing a sudden silence.

This wasn’t the first time Selena had felt his hand. She cradled her cheek, collapsing to the floor in tears.

lan sat on the couch, his face a mask of Indifference as he watched the altercation unfold.

Flashes of the past flickered through his mind. This wasn’t new. It had been like this since he was a kid.

He casually picked up a glass of water from the table, taking a sip before calling out to a passing servant, “When’s dinner ready?”

He seemed utterly unfazed by the chaos unfolding around him.

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Seeing her son’s cold reaction, Selena’s sorrow deepened, her crying intensified.

The room was filled with servants, and Steve felt embarrassed as he said, “If you’re going to cry, go do it outside. Don’t ruin our Christmas.”

Selena hastily picked herself up and ran to the kitchen.

Steve sighed in relief, but guilt quickly took its place as he turned his gaze to lan.

Ever since lan’s head injury, Steve realized that he had missed many important moments in his son’s life.

“Tan.”

With just that word, lan put down his glass.

talk

intended to apologize, but at lan’s

sound of Selena’s crying from the

moments, Steve finally stood up,

be eating dinner here tonight.”

evening with his

sprinted out of

Let’s have dinner here tonight, it’s Christmas after all.”

in. Her

Steve felt for her was disgust.

fell on

long time since he’d shared a meal with his son, but now

“I’m leaving too.”

instantly; her

that her son had no affection for their

breath, she forced a smile

you really going to leave me

the

Selena couldn’t hold back any

the sound of Selena’s

as he was

me a ride home, or we

need, I’ve got a

ready. He was going to spend the

give Steve

the tenderness in his eyes, Steve ventured a guess,

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