His Knees, His Pleas, But Our Son's in Peace

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Sienna, realizing the gravity of the situation, turned back to Nathan, her confidence shattering before everyone's eyes.

"Nathan-Nathan, please!" she begged, running to him. But the floor was slick with champagne and broken glass, and in her haste, she slipped. Her face hit the ground with a sickening thud, blood spilling from a gash on her cheek. She screamed in pain, clutching her face, but it wasn't just the physical pain that tore at her now-it was the

humiliation.

The guests watched In stunned silence, some

whispering to one another, others simply gawking at the scene unfolding before them. Sienna, desperate and wounded, crawled toward Nathan, her hands bloodied from the glass. She grabbed the leg of his trousers, her voice a pitiful wail. "Nathan, don't believe her! I- I did it because I love you! I only wanted to keep you with me I love you, Nathan! Please, don't

leave me!"

was a mask of disgust. "Get off me," he growled, kicking her hand away. Sienna yelped as she fell back into the shards of glass, her body trembling in

you promised! You said you'd love me forever!

voice was cold, unrecognizable from the man I once knew. "I said I'd be good to you because you saved my

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now? Nothing holds true anymore. You're nothing

softened, guilt replacing the anger

me, his voice thick with regret. "Doris,

I misunderstood you. Let me

his hand away before it could touch me. "Don't touch me!" I snapped, my voice trembling with anger and pain. This

my love. The weight of his betrayal was heavy, and in that moment, I realized there was no

plead further, but before he could say anything, a shadow moved between