William, his eyes bloodshot, holding two bottles of whiskey, walked over to Samuel while looking around the empty house. He gave a bitter laugh as he sat down beside Samuel. "I never thought she'd leave so decisively," he said.

That woman had filed for divorce and left on a private jet that same afternoon. She wouldn't even let him see their child one last time. It showed how desperately she wanted to escape him, how much she must hate him.

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