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?

unknown to him, his heart ached at the thought of

that had belonged to him suddenly had nothing

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

he was losing

“Because I want you brothers to grow up with both your parents. Ian does not want to lose your

Of course

Matteo loves him more than anyone

to

his tears and

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

held a hushed meeting under cover of

stand up

and angry at her mother’s treatment in his

reminded of that. At the same time,

I think Mommy would definitely

bright with optimism, dimmed in

me, what would

not manage to sleep at all that

could have been because she had over-exerted herself in the pursuit of the car. But she had been

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