His Knees, His Pleas, But Our Son's in Peace

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X G Chapter 3 Of course. He had never believed me. If he had cheven once this year, he would have seen the medications and machines filling Oliver's room. But this was his first tback.

I thought of Oliver's last wish-to go camping as a family. To make it happen, I had begged Nathan, even kneeling before him, promising I would never ask for anything again. He had stood tall, looking down at me, and finally asked, "Are you serious?" I nodded, tears streaming down my face.

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Nathan had entered my life when I was eight years old. I had begged my parents to adopt him from the orphanage. He becmy brother, living with us.

But when I was fifteen, my parents divorced, and my father took Sienna while my mother kept Nathan and me. Nathan resentedfor years, blamingfor separating him from Sienna. When my dying mother entrustedto him, he reluctantly marriedbut never gavea wedding.

"Don't expectto love you," he had toldcoldly after my mother's death. "Sienna is coming back. The wedding belongs to her." Yet, he refused to grant Oliver's dying wish.

I looked at him-this man who once seemed so handsbut now 14:95 The Keens, His Pleas, BigDur Sun's in Peace Chapter 3 appeared as nothing more than a cruel predator. Just as Nathan began to speak, Sienna cried out, "Nathan, my face hurts. Is it swollen? I have an ad shoot tomorrow!" Nathan immediately turned his attention to her. Sienna collapsed into his arms, her face indeed swollen from my slap.

Tears flowed down her cheeks as she leaned against him, while Nathan carefully wiped them away with concern.

When we were children, Nathan had been kind to me, too. I remembered losing my favorite toy, crying for days, and how he had comforted me, even saving up his money to buya replacement. But after we turned fifteen, I couldn't remember a single act of kindness from him.

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Sensing my presence, Nathan looked atcoldly. "Apologize to Sienna." I straightened my back, swallowing my sadness. "No." Nathan blinked in surprise. He hadn't expected defiance.

When he first began resenting me, I had just entered adolescence. I followed him around, trying to please him, afraid to upset him. But no matter what I did, I could never compare to Sienna.

Nathan didn't rush to confront me. He tenderly placed Sienna back on

the sofa before turning back to me. "Doris, don't test my patience. His bodyguards blocked my exit, draggingback to stand before 14:55 His Knees, His Pleas, But Our Son's in Peace 9.0% Chapter 3 T States Target Mainframes in Legacy Mod Sponsored: PossibilIT Read Next Story >

him. Nathan lit a cigar, his cold gaze piercing through the haze of smoke. The weight of his presence made it hard to breathe. "Apologize to Sienna." The content is on n..com! Read the latest hapter there!

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