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

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I sat up, putting the book aside as he approached.[]

"Good evening, Doris. Carlos." He nodded at Carlos, who had joined us in the living room.]

I took a deep breath, bracing myself. "What's the news?"]

He cleared his throat. "Well, I have some good news and some bad news.

S."

"Start with the good," I said quickly, needing something positive to latch onto.[]

"The good news is that Sienna has been indicted. This time, no one's paying her bail. She'll be going to jail soon."]]

I felt a wave of relief wash over me. Finally. Sienna was going to pay for everything she'd done. "That's... that's great," I murmured, still trying to process the fact that it was really happening.

of her behind bars brought a smile to my face, and I couldn't help but think about how

expression remained

"What

about Stefan," he began, glancing around as if to ensure no one else could hear. "His business has collapsed. He owes a lot of money, and there are... dangerous people looking for him. His debts have caught up with him, and it's not looking good." My heart sank at the mention of Stefan. While I'd never been fond of him, hearing that he was in such dire straits made me uneasy. "What do you mean by dangerous people?" I asked, my

continued. "People don't take kindly to losing money, especially when there's a lot

hunted? Seriously?". It was

sat in disbelief as the news sank in: Stefan was being hunted. My father, the man I had once admired, was now in such a

pack and business. "Maybe I was too harsh," I thought. "Too determined to make him pay for the pain

a tidal wave. He had abandoned us without a second

vicious woman who put Cyrus in danger. "He chose her over me, over his own grandson," I told myself, feeling the fire of betrayal burn anew. "I will never

chose Sienna, the woman who had hurt our family. "How

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the love we once had and picked someone who didn't care about us.

like this was unbearable. "Should I offer him help?" The question looped in my mind. Yes, he was

turmoil on my face. He walked over and sat beside me, his voice calm but firm. "I know you