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?

him, his heart ached at

something that had belonged to him suddenly had nothing to do

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

though he was

up with both your parents.

words stung Matteo. Of course he

despicable, Matteo loves him more than anyone

could bear to leave

fought back his tears and lowered his

for a fresh change of

quiet of the night, they held a hushed meeting under cover of

up for us. If not for him tonight, Mommy would have been taken advantage

was clearly still upset and angry at her mother’s treatment in

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

would definitely

whose eyes were shining bright with optimism, dimmed in

it were me,

not manage to sleep at

of the car. But she had been mentally on edge for the past

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