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.

along, didn’t you? Raphael

father never confronted

it was inevitable that I would find

whispered an apology,

sternly,

something like this, and you

keeping silent, I could somehow be happy? He

you away, one day, he might turn on

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

contemplated discussing with Raphael the possibility of Marcia living

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

suggested, “Stay

can discuss it more when Raphael

I think he’ll agree.”

twitched as she surveyed the surroundings, feeling a mix of temptation

support both Elissa and

the fact that she had even abandoned her daughter under his influence only for him to cheat on her, filled her

to Elissa that she couldn’t envision adapting to such a simple

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