Chapter 447\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing his son and daughter taken away and his own fate hanging in the balance, Thatch\u2019s demeanor shifted dramatically. He adopted a gentle, paternal tone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlright, Haskell, my boy, I was wrong. I know I shouldn\u2019t have hidden Valeria\u2019s identity from you, and I\u2019m sorry. But you have to believe me, I never told them to hurt you. The kidnapping, your accident\u2026 I had nothing to do with it! I swear on my life, may lightning strike me down if I\u2019m lying!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cValeria was just desperate, trying to drive a wedge between us before you sent her to prison. She\u2019s just like her mother, Thalia! Always trying to cause trouble between me and your mother\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShut up,\u201d Haskell cut in, his voice like ice. \u201cDon\u2019t you dare speak of my mother. You\u2019re not worthy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thatch faltered, then raised his hands in a gesture of surrender. \u201cOkay, okay\u2026 I was wrong to have an affair with Thalia. I wronged your mother. But she seduced me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLying here in the hospital, I\u2019ve had time to think. For the last three years, I\u2019ve given all my attention to Draven and Valeria. I neglected you, and I let them become arrogant. It was their ambition that led to your accident, and as a father, I take full responsibility.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you have to believe me, Haskell, you are my most precious son. Please, don\u2019t be angry with me anymore. I promise, from now on, I will be the father you deserve. I\u2019ll help you and Larissa plan the wedding. And when you have children, I\u2019ll help you take care of them\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think not,\u201d Larissa interrupted, unable to stomach any more of his act. \u201cSo you can swap my children out for your own late\u2013in\u2013life bastards? No, thank you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thatch was speechless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa sighed dramatically. \u201cCrispin, stop listening to this nonsense. Take him to the asylum for lunatic. It\u2019s where people like him belong.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Without another word, Crispin took a rope from a bodyguard and began to tie Thatch\u2019s hands.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHaskell, my boy, you\u2019ve sent your brother to prison, and now you\u2019re sending your father to an asylum,\u201d Thatch pleaded, making one last attempt to appeal to his son\u2019s conscience. \u201cYou\u2019ll be all alone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Crispin retrieved the gag he\u2019d taken from Valeria and shoved it into Thatch\u2019s mouth, silencing him for good. He then personally escorted the man away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once they were gone, Larissa moved Sage back into her carrier bag. She knelt beside Haskell, her expression serious. \u201cHaskell, I think your brother is still alive. We\u2019ll find him. I\u2019ll help you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He took her hand, his grip tight, and brought it to his lips, placing a gentle kiss on her knuckles. \u201cAlright.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then, his voice barely a whisper, he said, \u201cLarissa\u2026 I really only have you now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
In that moment, he looked utterly broken, a heartbreakingly beautiful man shattered by betrayal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa\u2019s heart ached for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHaskell, you don\u2019t just have me.\u201d She met his questioning gaze, her own eyes resolute. \u201cSoon, you\u2019ll\u00a0<\/p>\n
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have our children, too.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her words were like a ray of sunshine piercing through the storm clouds in his mind. He stared at her, stunned, then a slow, genuine smile spread across his face, chasing the shadows from his eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d he breathed, the idea taking root. \u201cSoon, we\u2019ll have our children.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was nearly closing time when Larissa arrived back at Starlight Media. Her secretary, Ursa, was waiting for her, looking stressed. \u201cMs. Judson, Leopold has been waiting in your office for two\u00a0<\/p>\n
hours.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa\u2019s expression hardened. \u201cI see.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The guy was relentless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She pushed open her office door and saw him sitting on the sofa.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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