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.

let’s talk

intended to apologize, but at lan’s words,

of Selena’s crying from the

up, grabbing

be eating dinner

evening

that, Selena sprinted out of

please don’t leave. I’ll stop crying. Let’s have dinner here tonight,

gave in. Her greatest fear was Steve ignoring

for

gaze naturally fell

a long time since he’d shared a meal with his son, but now lan was also standing.

“I’m leaving too.”

face hardened instantly; her eyes filled with

son had no affection for their home, and even less respect

forced a smile onto her face.

going to leave me

already at the

back any longer and

even faster, the sound of Selena’s screams echoing behind

he was getting in, Steve

or we could

I’ve got

ready. He was going to spend the

give Steve a

the tenderness in his eyes, Steve ventured a guess,

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