Chapter 227

The bedroom door shook with a thunderous crash.

As soon as Adrian saw his father return, he tried to break free from his mother's grip to run over. Mila instinctively tightened her hold, her voice almost a whisper, pleading.

"Adrian, don't go."

Adrian, angry at what he perceived as deceit, jerked away forcefully and ran to his father, tears streaming down his face, clutching his leg as he wailed.

"Dad, Mom lied to me!"

Lysander glanced at the pale-faced woman crouched by the wide-open window, then looked down with a gentle smile, softly ruffling his son's hair.

"Oh, really?"

"Well, let me ask your mom what she lied about, okay?"

His gaze briefly flickered to Leonard, who stepped forward and gently picked up the child, carrying him out of the room.

for the adult's strength. As he was being carried away, he caught the faint sound of sobbing. It seemed to echo from the depths of his heart, drawing his eyes back to his mother, whose tear-streaked, helpless eyes

his struggles

a despair he couldn't understand, a complexity that tugged at his young heart, leaving him

"Mom..."

called softly, wanting to go to

him tight, ignoring his struggles, and stepped out of the room,

his eyes. His voice was choked

"Mom... Mom's crying."

close, cradling his face against

"Don't look, it's okay."

window, watching as Lysander drew closer, her breath coming

she was thinking-maybe

with the makeshift

forceful yank. Her back hit the wall with a thud,

caught, cheeks

away, and Lysander casually tipped it over, scattering documents and a phone across

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