Chapter 194: Mended Pieces

Chapter 194

Leone stepped back into the house, his mind still heavy from the conversation he had just had with Lysander. The boy’s words echoed in his head. “You’re just a sperm donor. Not my father.”

Leone felt a sharp pang in his chest. He had been gone for so long. He should have shown up sooner. He should have been there for the children, especially Lysander. And now, hearing the boy’s blunt honesty, the weight of his absence hit him hard.

For a moment, he just stood there, silent, taking in everything. He blamed himself. He should have been there, protecting them, guiding them, showing them that he was someone they could trust. All these years, he had thought his absence was necessary. He had done it to protect Anna but at the end it had resulted in him being absent in the lives of his kids.

That realization sparked something deep inside him. A sudden zeal, a burning determination, filled his heart. He would prove himself. He would show Lysander, and even Alicia, that he w