Chapter 244

Vivienne's eyes were slightly bloodshot. Just as she prepared to tighten her embrace, she heard him whisper, "Mommy, let's leave this place."

Her hold on him stiffened instantly. After confirming that she hadn't misheard, Vivienne pulled him away, her previously gentle face turning gloomy and menacing. "What did you just say?"

"I want to leave here with you, Mommy. You're not happy, I'm not happy, and Daddy isn't happy either. Mommy, can we go?"

Although Tristan did not understand the adult world, he could feel it. He did not want his parents to be so unhappy together anymore, nor did he want to see his mother become more and more unfamiliar.

All he craved was the simplicity of his childhood, when his mother's love was enough, even without a father. Now, fear gripped him constantly.

"How could I have given birth to such a pathetic son like you!?" Vivienne rose from her seat, her gaze fixed on Tristan with a mix of disdain and disappointment, her anger palpable.

Grasping his shoul