Every single one of Charlie's words struck deep in Sheldon's heart.
At this moment, when he imagined walking up on the bloody throne with Jaime, Sophie, and Rosalie's heads in both of his hands, he felt that his heart was about to instantly explode.
His tears started gushing out as he blurted out loudly," No! It’s not like that! I've never thought of using any of their lives in exchange for wealth and status! I've always been helpless and forced to do so! It was not m y own will"
As he spoke, Sheldon became even more emotional as he continued speaking, "My father was the one who had been doing all this! Moreover, every time he would make this kind of decision or whenever he would issue this kind of order, he would never tell me about i t. I'm also in a lot of pain, but there is nothing else that I can do!"
Charlie asked coldly, "Was there truly nothing else that you could have done, or did you choose to turn a blind eye to it?!"
Sheldon knelt on the ground with a thump as he cried bitterly and said, "After Rosalie was arrested and the Japanese wanted to take her life, I told my father that
I wanted to try my best to save her and bring her back home. He agreed to it. I even allowed Rosalie’s biological mother to head to Japan to tell her the good news personally. But... but... but I really would not have expected that all of this was just a part of my father's great scheme! When I found out about it, Rosalie's whereabouts were already unknown..."
As he spoke, Sheldon grabbed his hair, and he was choking with tears as he said, "It’s the same for Helen and Sophie too. I've always known that Helen has always been in love with your father. She already told me everything clearly when she married me back then. However, I never expected that she would still be unable to forget your father even after so many years o f marriage! We even have two children together!"
"I admit that I truly hate her! I hate her because I did not mean anything to her at all! However, I've never thought about killing her. It was my father who felt that she was insulting the Schulz family, and this was the reason why he planned all of that."
"But... but how could I have possibly known that
Sophie would actually be in the same car as her too?!" 5
"It's fine with me even if Helen were to die. I loved her with all I had, but she hurt me so much. I'm already exhausted. But... Sophie is my own flesh and blood. She is my most beloved daughter! So, how could I possibly not feel sorry for her?! However, I do not have the ability to turn all of this around..."
When Charlie saw that he was extremely emotional, h e asked in a cold voice, "If you're given an opportunity t o save the lives of both your daughters, what is the price that you're willing to pay for it, then?”
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