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

had belonged to him suddenly had nothing to do with

banquet, all he could think to do was to drag her

felt as though he

drew himself to full height. “Because I want you brothers to grow up with both your parents. Ian does not want to lose your mother. How about you? Are you willing to lose

stung Matteo. Of course he wasn’t

father can be despicable, Matteo loves him more than anyone in the world.

bear to

fought back his tears

fresh change of clothes, as did

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

only one who would stand up for us. If not for him tonight, Mommy would have been taken advantage of

upset and angry at

that. At the same

Mommy would definitely not forgive Daddy

Vivian, whose eyes were shining bright with optimism, dimmed

it were me,

did not manage to sleep at all

over-exerted herself in the pursuit of the car. But she had been mentally on edge for the past two days,

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