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Samuel flinched. \u201cIt was an acc:ident.\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cNo, son. It was the outcome of years of treating your mother like she doesn\u2019t belong. Yesterday, it simply turned physical.\u201d<\/p>\n

I left him with one question: \u201cIf anyone treated your son the way Everly treats your mother, what would you do?\u201d<\/p>\n

His arms tightened around the baby. \u201cI\u2019d protect him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThen why won\u2019t you protect your mother?\u201d<\/p>\n

I walked away, only to overhear Everly on the phone:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s perfect. We have the whole place to ourselves. The old woman stays upstairs, Steven\u2019s easy to handle. Free house, free food, babysitting\u2014it\u2019s like winning the lottery. By the time they realize, we\u2019ll have everything the way we want it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Samuel flinched. \u201cIt was an acc:ident.\u201d \u201cNo, son. It was the outcome of years of treating your mother like she doesn\u2019t belong. Yesterday, it simply turned physical.\u201d I left him with one question: \u201cIf anyone treated your son the way Everly treats your mother, what would you do?\u201d His arms tightened around the baby. \u201cI\u2019d…<\/p>\n

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