Chapter 14 - The Father Breaks Down Over His Long Blindness

Later that evening, after the federal agents and media vans had finally departed, the grand mansion felt hauntingly quiet.
Arthur sat alone in his dark mahogany study, burying his face in his hands as agonizing guilt tore through his chest.
“I should have protected them... I was too busy chasing business deals while a monster tortured my children under my own roof,” he wept softly.
Lucas walked quietly into the study, climbing onto the leather armchair and resting his small hand gently on his father’s shoulder.
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“You caught her, Dad... and you believed us when it mattered most,” Lucas said with quiet maturity.
Arthur pulled his son into a tight embrace, promising that his children would always come first for the rest of his life.
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