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Chapter 169. I Won't Divorce

Author: J Cruz
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-19 22:27:57

Victor POV

At the sound of her cries, my heart aches.

She was confirming my earlier realization that she knew about Colter even before, but was only denying it to herself because she did not want to shake the status quo.

She loves my father so much. If she confronted him about the affair, he would be forced to make a choice. I was guessing Mother did not want that to happen.

But time had caught up to us, and the inevitable happened.

My father’s lies had exposed him for what he truly was.

A cheater. A liar. And a manipulator.

I sighed when I saw her anguished face.

Her pain was too deep.

“I am sorry, Mother.”

I am taking responsibility for my actions. I had been complicit in my father’s lies because I thought that by keeping silent, I was also keeping the peace.

By protecting my mother from pain, I had invariably given my father power to control both of us. When I began to defy him, that’s when things began to turn shaky.

But it was true what most historians say. No peace can ever be a
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Yup, she’s fuked up alright! Can’t believe she wants her son to help her monster of a husband…. Delusional!!!
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