"How are we different?
"Both Luna's child and I have both the Landry and Lynch family's blood coursing through our veins!
"On top of that, what about my birth mother?"
Jim fixated his cold, penetrating stare on Charles' face. "My mother Lucy was also a Lynch, and she's even the daughter of Granny Lynch.
"Why don't you kick me out of the house and get rid of the painting in the living room, as well as the morning glories in the yard?"
Jim's every word struck a nerve within Charles.
He flung his entire body backward-
Smack!
A deafening slap landed on Jim's face. Charles had used so much strength in this motion that Jim's entire body faltered.
Jim kept his hand on his swollen cheek and said, blood trickling out of the corner of his mouth, "What's wrong, Mr. Landry? Guilty?
"You didn't accomplish much in your lifetime, apart from harnessing the ability to make the lives of the people around you more difficult. I must say, you're getting better and better at this.
"In the past, Mother was the victim, and now it's Luna and me. What about the future?
"Are you going to wait for Luna's child to be born and make its life difficult as well?"
Charles was so furious that he had to hold onto a handrail to prevent himself from collapsing. He started to breathe heavily at this point.
Heather noticed this and quickly walked over to help him up. As she did this, she glanced at Jim and Luna, frowning, and said, "Jim, why did you say something like that?
"Father is upset because Joshua Lynch tried to murder Mother today, so he's forcing Luna to swear never to see him again.
"Why are you doing this? You've put Father and Luna o n opposite sides now.
"Maybe Luna is actually willing to swear on her child's life."
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