Sebastian understood how Matteo was feeling. He did not compel his son to speak, but knelt down in front of him.

I’m sorry,” Sebastian began. “I admit that I was violent and hot-tempered. But if I did not do what I did, your mother wouldn’t have obeyed me.”

Matteo shifted his beady little eyes to look his father in his face.

“You did all of that for Mommy to follow you?”

“That’s right,” Sebastian answered. “As you can see, your mother is stubborn. If I did not pressure her, she wouldn’t have come with us. Forgive Daddy, will you?”

He was not lying to his son. That was indeed his motive.

Matteo’s unclenched his fists, but he did not throw himself into his father’s arms for a hug as he normally would. Instead, he remained by his sister’s side and kept his distance from Sebastian.

“Mommy became like that because you were mean to her. Daddy, if Mommy displeases you so, why won’t you just let her go? Wouldn’t you both be so much happier if you went your separate ways?”

Matteo’s eyes were tinged red as he choked on the words.

Sebastian was startled. The boy was right.

Why didn’t he let her go? Since he hated her so much, wouldn’t it solve all of his problems if she were to disappear from his sight?

at the thought of this woman

as though something that had belonged to him suddenly had nothing to

to do was to drag her out of there, and keep her under lock and key. No one else could see her

though he

both your parents. Ian does not

words stung Matteo. Of course

father can be despicable, Matteo loves him more than

could bear to

tears

led into the shower and for a fresh change of clothes, as did his sister. Sebastian cared

quiet of the night, they held a hushed meeting

leave Daddy,” Vivian whispered. “Daddy is the only one who would stand up for us. If not for him tonight, Mommy would have

and angry at her mother’s treatment in

fuming too at being reminded of that. At the same time, his respect

think Mommy would definitely not

were shining bright with optimism,

me, what would I

to sleep at

the car. But she had been mentally on edge for the past two days, compounded with the sleeplessness the

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