But his feelings for her had faded over time. The only thing he remembered now was her beautiful face when she was young.

Theodore looked so much Like her.

Darian and Aimee used to love each other very much. They couldn't stand the thought of being separated, so he married her.

Alas, some men couldn't commit themselves to one woman.

A few years after Theodore's birth, Darian started to get tired of Aimee.

At that point in time, Aimee no longer looked the same as when they first met.

After giving birth to the baby, her body began to change. She often cried in front of Darian during her pregnancy, which killed the image of the graceful woman he had made of her. Although she gradually got back in shape, Darian was no Longer interested in her

After that incident, his dislike for her grew even more.

Frowning, with disgust and impatience in his eyes, Darian said through gritted teeth to the people behind him, “I just made a mistake like a lot of other men have made. I had an affair with Sharon over 2@ years ago and Aimee found out. At the time, Aimee quarreled with me every day and she even tried to kill herself several times. I couldn't talk her out of it or control her. So I had no choice but to lock her in the mansion in the southern suburbs to prevent her from committing suicide. I didn't expect her to go crazy over it."

Theodore's thoughts drifted back to a recurring dream that had haunted him for over a decade.

In this nightmare, a woman he knew was crouched in a corner, clutching at strands of hair that now resembled dry, lifeless grass. Golden shackles bound her ankles as she trembled, mumbling incoherently to herself. The woman who once radiated Life and joy now looked gaunt, her once-sparkling eyes were devoid of life.

Each time Theodore had this dream, he was jolted awake, a knot of fear in his gut and a stabbing pain in his heart.

Yet the true villain of the tale still claimed innocence, and even had the audacity to say that it was all for her own good.

The expression in Theodore's eyes frosted over.

As Darian continued to rant, he blamed Aimee for everything.

"She did it to herself! Her sanity slipped away because she couldn't handle it.

I gave her all I could. She lived in a grand mansion in the southern suburbs. I supplied her with the finest food and even sought out the best doctor for her. She was the one who refused to comply with the treatment!"

His words twisted the truth, painting her as the needy one, the crazy one, the one clinging to him, and even suggested that she was trying to pin the blame on him.

Theodore regarded him coolly and scoffed, “No one is more aware of the true cause of my mother’s mental collapse than you, Darian."

At his words, Darian, who had been so intent on maligning Aimee, seemed to grow anxious; an unmistakable hint of discomfort flashed across his face.