Gregory paused. His breathing turned ragged again as he continued, "Ro, your mother hated me, and because of that, she'd always disliked you, too. But to me, you've always been the son I was proudest of, more than Neil ever was."When you were still a child, I'd decided to choose you over Neil as my successor, but I never expected you to suddenly develop that strange illness…"Rowan froze. He hadn't known that until today.As he frowned, Gregory caught his breath and continued, "Forget it. Nothing I say matters anymore since I brought everything upon myself. You must be happy to see me suffer my punishment, don't you?"Happy?Rowan felt no joy. Instead, there was an indescribable suffocation that felt so complex he could barely put it into words.It was true that he'd hated Gregory for a lifetime. He had every reason to hate Gregory for what he did to Patricia, for protecting Jason even after the harm done to Natalie, and for all these years of neglect toward Rowley and Wanda."
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