Paul, standing nearby, responded to his father's pointed accusation with a simple, perplexed utterance, "Dad."
Paul's voice trembled with a mixture of emotions as he challenged his father's accusation. "How could you say it, Dad?" The words resonated with pain and disbelief, as he grappled with the gravity of his father's allegations.
"It was you who wanted to abandon my mother. You'd always wanted her to be your mistress, didn't you? You had a habit of taking money from her. You hate her, Dad," Paul added.
William, his face contorted with anger and frustration, was on the verge of a violent outburst, but Paul's swift action prevented an escalation. Paul decisively seized his father's outstretched arm, restraining the potential physical confrontation.
