Chapter 10

That was the worst fight Yvonne had ever had with our parents.

All of them blamed each other, recounting every single instance in which each of them had hurt me.

When shit really hit the fan, family ties meant nothing.

All of a sudden, I did not feel upset any longer.

I was just tired.

It turned out that all I had wished for meant nothing in the end.

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Yvonne left Mom and Dad and moved in with Xavier.

She loved Xavier a lot. He was kind, gentle, and handsome. People always looked at her in envy when they saw her with him.

However, Xavier had changed. He was the complete opposite now. He often came home late and smelled strongly of alcohol.

Yvonne admonished him for it, but instead of acting meek like he used to, he slapped her. Almost immediately after that, he snapped back to his senses and apologized to her on his knees.

Things got worse as time went on.

He began bringing home other women with no regard to Yvonne's presence. He beat her and cut her off from outside contac