Silas’s face darkened. “Are you implying that Yuna is lying?”
Lily held Yuna close while the girl softly sobbed in her arms. At my words, both mother and daughter froze for a moment.
Lily then spoke gently, “Forget it, Silas. Yuna’s not hurt. Yael is just a child. Maybe he didn’t understand.”
Silas sneered. “He didn’t understand? No, this is because his mother didn’t raise him properly! “His words sent a chill through me. We could easily check the surveillance to uncover the truth, yet he stubbornly assumed Yael was at fault.
Despite being his own son, Yael bore this identity like a permanent stain in Silas’s eye as though he was guilty of every possible wrongdoing.
I smiled faintly, my tone laced with sarcasm as I replied, “Silas, do you really not trust Yael? He’s your child, your own flesh and blood. How can you condemn him so easily based on someone else’s words?
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Silas’s expression turned impatient. “Yael, apologize right now, and this will be over. If not…” He trailed off, not finishing the sentence.
I took Yael’s small hand in mine to reassure him. And if not, what?”
From behind me, Yael repeated softly, over and over, “I didn’t… I didn’t…” as if those were the only words he could say.
I stared at Silas, waiting for him to complete his sentence.
Grinding his teeth, Silas finally spat out, “Then, both of you can leave the Gardners‘ household! We don’t need people with no morals like you.”
Hearing this, a strange sense of relief washed over me, as though a weight had been lifted from my chest.
Silas added, “If you apologize now, I might forgive—”
I cut him off, “No. I believe Yael, and we won’t apologize for something he didn’t do. If that’s your decision, then let’s get a divorce.”
The room fell into stunned silence.
I knelt down, scooped Yael into my arms, and whispered in his ear, “Don’t be scared, Yael. Mommy will take you away from here.”
As I reached the door, Silas finally snapped out of his shock and roared, “Lena, you’ll regret this!”
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