Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 528

Gallagher fell silent again.

The director asked, "Do you hate your ex-wife?"

Gallagher replied, "Yes. I do."

"Why do you hate her?"

"I hate that she divorced me. I hate that she took my son away."

The director's tone turned clinical: "When you hit your ex-wife, had you been drinking?"

Gallagher shook his head. "No."

"You weren't divorced yet. So why did you hit her?"

A twisted grin spread across Gallagher's face as he looked up at the director. The camera caught the moment-his smile cold and warped. "In my family, if a wife doesn't listen, she gets punished."

The director paused for several seconds, then asked quietly, "Did your father hit your mother too?"

Gallagher shrugged. "All the time. Right up until two years ago, when my dad died of liver cancer. My mom never even mentioned divorce. I only hit her a few times, so why did she get to leave me?"

For a moment, the director's professionalism cracked. He muttered a curse under his breath, though the editors later cut it from the final film.

The last scene of the documentary was Karen and her mother taking her son to a follow-up appointment at the hospital. The little boy was recovering physically, but the trauma of being abused by his own father lingered in his young heart.

but his mother and grandmother were

cradling her son, her mother carrying her handbag, the three generations walking side

the credits rolled, a gentle lullaby

dark night sky hangs low, bright

out to the sound of a

advice and with her help, they settled in a quiet old town. Briony handed

Karen that if she ever wanted to return to her dream of being an action star, Starlight Studios

was ultimately

series on various social media platforms. It was a risky move, but since the project

at eight, Because She's Mom was released online as

and the show became a sensation,

more than just profits-it triggered a powerful ripple

community was thrust into the spotlight. As Because She's Mom gained traction, more and more women's support

The spark

and soaring profits—the numbers kept climbing. No

low-budget documentary cccess.

stock price soared for a solid week, stunning the entire media

Starlight leapt from a struggling, third-rate company on the verge of a buyout to the top three in the national media rankings in just one

of online trolls accused Starlight of exploiting women's suffering for profit. But

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most part, people are rational and kind. Yes, Starlight reaped immense rewards from the success of Because She's Mom, but

every story. Human nature is never black