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She didn't know what hurt her the most: to be left behind by him or to be blocked?
Hector and Selina's relationship had also strained. Selina felt bad that her son had to sacrifice for her. She felt Hector was to blame.
Siril had not contacted her since he left, and melody wouldn't talk to anyone, so Selina didn't know whether or not she had been in touch with Siril.
“This is all your fault. Is this the happy family, we both wanted to have? My son walked out on us, and I haven't heard from him since. Your daughter is here but acts like none of us exists. Maybe had you let them be, we would all be here? At times we have to let our kids make mistakes and learn from them. We can't protect them forever,” Selina said.
She was tired of bottling her resentment because Hector didn't seem to be able to read between the lines. Or was he ignoring it?
“I didn't ask him to leave. He left voluntarily.”
“I knew you wouldn't ad
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