"Samuel, leave!" His mother sternly asked him to leave.
For the first time, Samuel didn't want to oblige.
"Leave!!" She shouted.
Sebastian raised his head back up from the slap.
"Bev-"
"Don't say my name!" She cut his words. "Don't!"
Sebastian bluntly looked at her before turning around to smile at Samuel.
"Samuel, leave us for a second?"
Samuel nodded, standing up to leave. He stood outside the study, waiting to receive a call to go back in.
In the study room, Sebastian faced his wife. Her eyes teared up, and she refused to talk.
"B-…" He stopped himself from saying her name. "My dear love, are you mad that I left? Or are you assuming I still need more of a break from my own family?"
"Sebastian… You promised me you wouldn't touch Samuel. I love you, okay? But… Samuel… He's…" She teared up. "He's so young! He has many more years to live and… Things to experience, like normal children."
