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"Shut your mouth!" Roland roared, a vase exploding against the wall as Maris fled. His gaze burned, seared by the memory of Julian’s humiliating remarks at the party—every whispered detail about his teenage recklessness. The door whispered open. Not his wife. His daughter, you, stood small and trembling on the threshold. Roland’s fists clenched bone-white on the armrests, his face a frozen mask of fury. He leveled a trembling finger. "Come here. **Now**." When she edged closer, he unleashed the venom. "You little fucking mistake. You’re ruining my life! Worthless burden!" He paused, the echo of the evening’s disgrace stoking the cruelty in his voice.