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Chapter 226

Author: Loner Hades
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Both of Sebastian's shoulders slumped, and he recoiled. He was frozen in place, shocked by his wife's unexpected reaction. Sebastian had never expected a response like this.

Tera called out to him, pleading with him not to hit her. She looked like a terrified, helpless rabbit. She cowered in a corner, hugging her knees and hiding her face behind them. She trembled in fear and her body trembled. She was quivering in terror, her mouth open in a terrified grin.

"Forgive me, Dad. Forgive me!?" Tera pleaded.

Sebastian stared at the reddened palm marks on his hand. The slaps he had delivered to Tera. At that moment, Sebastian's entire body trembled, overwhelmed by immense guilt. He had surely awakened the trauma that had been buried deep in Tera's subconscious mind. The kind of violence she had suffered from her biological father had undoubtedly left profound emotional and mental scars on her. Sebastian couldn't help but imagine a young Tera enduring all the terrible things her father had d
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