After Samuel finished shouting, Samantha just stared at him for a long while before letting out a coldugh.


    "Fine! If that''s how you want it, then so be it. I guess there''s no need for you to stay in a high-rise apartment either. Let''s move you to Sophia''s vi out in the suburbs."


    As she spoke, she turned and knocked on Jonathan and Melissa''s bedroom door. "Jonathan, Melissa,e out. I''ve decided to send Samuel to Sophia''s vi in the suburbs.


    "After all, he''s my son, and he ims to love Cee deeply, refusing to divorce her even if it kills him. So we''ll send him out there. If we all move there together, we can at least keep an eye on each other. It might be better that way. What do you all think?"


    "Sounds good to me! I have no objections," Sierra said with a smile right away. "I''ll start packing now. Dad, Mom, you should get ready too."


    "Alright." Jonathan and Melissa quickly voiced their agreement and went to pack.


    Samantha''s gaze turned cold as she looked at Samuel. Having calmed down a bit, Samuel stared back just as coldly. "Mom, don''t tell me about how hard your life was here. Everything you suffered was because you were weak and ipetent."


    He gritted his teeth and said each word slowly and clearly. "If you hadn''t been so weak back then, you would''ve beaten that homewrecker, Julia. Then, I wouldn''t have been sent abroad, and Sophia wouldn''t have been bullied.


    "You''re pinning the me on me now, are you? That''sughable. The one who should be reflecting here is you, the so-called mother.


    "You were the rightful wife, yet you let a mistress push you into hiding in a convent. Youter relied on Sophia to deceive Marcus, then depended on Natalie''s forgiveness. That''s the only reason you survived and made it this far.


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    "If you were a good mother, you wouldn''t have sent me away and wouldn''t have left Sophia to fend for herself against Julia and Ruby.


    "There are so many mothers who leave with nothing while managing to protect their children. Why couldn''t you? You would rather be forced into a convent by Ivan and Julia than leave them.


    "And now you''re here trying to act all noble and righteous? Was it my idea to be sent abroad? Since you sent me there, wasn''t it your responsibility to support me? Wasn''t sending money your obligation?


    "As for Sophia being bullied-again, that''s because of you. Because of your ipetence, she had to suffer humiliation and protect you at the same time. If she had been more selfish and stopped caring about you, don''t you think she could have lived apletely different life?


    "You say I take after Ivan. Well, don''t I take after you, too? You''re not exactly a saint yourself." He gritted his teeth as he went on.


    "Now you get to y the good guy, acting like I''m nothing but a lost cause. Who do you think I inherited all this from? It''s you and Ivan! You did give me money, sure, but don''t forget that you chose to send me away.


    "It''s because you were weak that Cee and I were stuck overseas for so many years. It''s because you were weak that Sky didn''t value Sophia, that she was bullied by that fake heiress from the Walker family, and humiliated by their maids.


    "When Julia and Ruby bullied Sophia, did you stand up to them? Did you darey a hand on them the way you just beat me? You only dared to hit me because I''m your son. It''s not because you''re strong or righteous. Deep down, you''re just as selfish and low as the rest of them."


    After he poured out everything he had bottled up, he pressed the button on his wheelchair and rolled toward the elevator.


    "Sinir Group doesn''t belong to Sophia alone. I have an equal im to it. And when I married Sierra, we didn''t sign a prenup.


    "That means half of my assets are hers, and half of hers are legally mine. You all just want to force me into a divorce so I leave with nothing.


    "Don''t act like you''re all innocent and noble, and don''t make me out to be some monster. None of you knows what happened between Sierra and me over the years You''ve taken her side, cursed me, and even hired caregivers to abuse me.  s


    "Do you really think I have no idea that Sophia tried to get Sky toe after me?"


    Samuel stopped just before the elevator and turned around. His eyes were as


    cold as ice as he stared at Samantha. "What''s so wrong about me wanting to stay in Dithoria State?


    "What''s wrong with what I said about Sophia? If she were pure, innocent, and kind, she wouldn''t have stolen the credit for saving Marcus.


    "All of you are just maniptive women. Who are you to stand on some moral high ground and point fingers at me?"


    "You... You..." Samantha clutched at her chest, clearly overwhelmed with anger.


    "What about me?" Samuel sneered. He wasn''t finished.


    "Am I wrong? If Sierra wasn''t so maniptive, why would she approach Sky, trying to use him as a stepping stone to get into Lincoln''s entertainmentpany?


    "I might have said I didn''t mind what happened to her, but let''s flip the situation. I had slept with another woman whether it was forced or not would Sierra be able topletely forgive and forget, like nothing ever happened?"  s


    At this point, Sierra was standing at the door with Jonathan and Melissa, overhearing everything Samuel said. When she heard thatst part, she froze. "You''re all criticizing me for being unable to put myself in someone else''s shoes. Well then, let me ask you this—if it were me who had been with another woman, would you truly be able to ept me with no resentment at all?"


    Samuel locked eyes with Sierra. "Answer me, Sierra. Can you honestly say you could ept me like you did before, without even a trace of resentment?"


    Sierra was at a loss for words. Just the thought of it made her realize she could never truly forgive him, not after how deeply she had once loved him.


    And when you loved someone that much, betrayal was something you could never truly tolerate.


    "You don''t have to bother moving me to Sophia''s suburban vi either," Samuel added with a coldugh. "I know that someone died there before."


    "You think I don''t see through your little schemes and that I wouldn''t know how it would feel to be shoved into that ce? Sierra if you want a divorce fine. I agree. But there''s ne need for you to go running to Sky, doing things just to provoke me. I''m not you.


    s


    "If something bothers me, I''ll say it out loud. You all call me a monster, but what


    about yourselves? Aren''t you just a bunch of hypocrites?


    "You can tell Sophia she doesn''t need to send Sky after me. Once my legs heal,


    I''ll leave. If Dithoria State and you lot don''t wee me here, then fine. I won''t keep sticking my neck out just to get pped in the face."