Life After Prison

Chapter 20

Diane’s initial plan was just to inform her father, William, about the situation. Believing that a couple of remarks from William to the Loughs would be enough to persuade the other party to back off, her plan backfired when William brought both her uncle, George, and her grandma, Catherine along.

William glanced at Severin and sighed. He was obviously disappointed with Severin, for he never thought that his daughter would get together with someone so worthless. It dawned on him that it was probably the reason why his daughter refused to say anything when asked about the child’s father.

Such a man was not worthy of being associated with the Shanahans, especially not a woman like Diane who had both beauty and brains. Diane’s mother, Felicia, glanced at Severin and took a step forward. As she looked coldly at Severin, she said. “So you’re the one who ruined my daughter’s life? If it weren’t for you, she wouldn’t’ve been kicked out of the house, and our life wouldn’t have been so sufferable!”

cause for Diane’s suffering, and that of her family as well. There was nothing he could do except smile awkwardly and say, “I know that I’m the one to blame for everything that happened, but I hope I can set you at ease when I say that I’ll treat

you’re wearing…it’s been years since you last bought new ones, right? They don’t even fit at all, and you look like a sorry excuse of a man. Where did you get the nerve to declare that you’re going to

to Felicia and Megan, “You can’t put all the blame on him for what happened in the past. I was the one who decided to give birth to Selene! I can’t bear to part with my child! She’s my flesh

say to you!” Megan shot back in anger. She pointed at Severin and continued to chastise Diane, “Look at him! He’s a poor man! Do

don’t want my child to be fatherless!” Diane sighed, and there was a somewhat bitter. smile on her lips. Severin could tell that Diane had little hope for him, and with good reason. After all, everyone viewed him as a good-for-nothing ex-convict with neither money nor

boy, Diane. I don’t want to hold this against you anymore’ after all these years. You are and will always be a Shanahan, and