“That’s enough from you!”Ivan was both enraged and helpless.“Let me tell you something. I'm the most open-minded father in existence. Koko was not an upstanding woman, but I was deeply in love with her at the time and ended up producing my darling daughter, Lory, that very year. This is why I never opposed your relationship with Sotiria over the past four years, despite knowing her history. Not too long ago, you called me and told me that you wanted to marry her, and I never said no.”Sotiria’s expression stiffened.‘That’s right! I’ve heard about Lorraine from Garrison—she’s Ivan’s lovechild from a disreputable woman. Ivan was really in love with her, so he never opposed his son’s choice to fall in love with a woman like me. But even so, why is he forcing Garrison to divorce me?’Then, Ivan continued. “However, a man’s dignity is of the utmost importance. We Larsons have a reputation to uphold in Rothesay. I do not care about the past of the woman my son has chosen as his wife,
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