Iris’s POV I broke eye contact, not wanting to show that it was affecting me.Asha walked over. Her gaze fell on Theo, and concern flashed in her eyes. Her hand moved, cupping his face. "Hey, what happened, sweetheart?" she whispered, wiping away his tears."I think I got something in my eyes, Mom," he said, rubbing them and covering up.How smart.I could understand. I knew how it felt to see your parents breaking apart.My dad had never been loyal in that marriage. He was dominating. My mom used to cry till late at night. She wanted a divorce. She tried to ask for it, and I still remembered the day he hit her. He wanted his perfect image plastered in front of the world, showing everyone how good he was. He had never been a good husband. Nor a good father."Right, Aunty?" Theo asked, pulling me out of my thoughts."Yeah... yes," I said.He nodded, giving a bright smile to his mom. I knew he didn't want her to be sad.But I also knew Asha already understood he was lying. She didn't p
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