Liam looked down at the long trail of blood Vanessa had dragged across the floor.“Fine,” he said. “I’ll let you go.”After that, he went with Vanessa to the courthouse.He took on all the debt himself and let her leave.That was the last mercy he had left in him.Afterward, his life seemed to fall apart completely.Every day, he drank at home.Margaret began begging him day after day, pleading with him to stop destroying himself.Every time, Liam only looked at her calmly.“Isn’t this exactly what you wanted?“A good son who stays under your control forever.”He gave a faint smile.“Look at me. I’m so obedient now. I’m staying with you. I’ll stay with you until we’re beaten to death together.”At last, Margaret became afraid.She cried.She begged.She begged him to let her go.But Liam only looked at her and said, “Does crying help?”“When Claire cried, why didn’t you let her go?“When I cried, why didn’t you let me go?”Under the weight of that torment, growing worse with every pass
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