Ethan was devastated upon hearing the truth. He couldn’t fathom why his family had been so cruel to his father.
“They’re truly evil. Why would they separate me, my mom, and my dad?” Ethan asked, his voice trembling with disbelief and pain.
“It was all because of Cedric’s love for your mother. He would stop at nothing to be with her. And though he succeeded in marrying her, your mother eventually realized her life with him was far from happy. Her heart always belonged to your father,” Soll explained, his voice heavy with regret.
Ethan sank to the ground, his legs unable to hold him upright.
“All his life, your father suffered immensely,” Soll continued. “He was a remarkable man—intelligent, hardworking, and deeply committed. But every company he approached had him blacklisted. In the en
