Marcia swept back her hair, revealing a faint slap mark on her face.

Trembling, she disclosed, “I found records of him buying a house for that woman.

She’s about your age, young enough to be his daughter.

They even have a son who’s already in elementary school.

He’s hidden this from me for years.

He’s a monster!”

She looked earnestly at Elissa and added, “No wonder he’s been so heartless to you.

He plans to leave his fortune to his lover’s son! He’s so cruel.”

Elissa was speechless, grappling with shame for having known about her father’s affair but not sharing it sooner with her mother.

Marcia suddenly laughed bitterly.

knew all along, didn’t you? Raphael even arranged the

why your father never

inevitable that I

whispered an apology, “I’m

sternly, “You’re

father has done something like this, and you said

silent, I could somehow be

drive you away, one day, he might turn on me

harm Marcia, but given his character, she couldn’t help but agree that her mother’s

Raphael the possibility of Marcia

about whether Marcia could adjust; after all, coming from wealth, Marcia had never lived in such a modest

“Stay here

discuss it more when

I think he’ll agree.”

she surveyed the surroundings,

financial means to support both Elissa and Raphael, potentially living

abandoned her daughter under his influence only for him to

Elissa that she couldn’t envision adapting to such

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