“The intention behind their plan for me was to make up for my mother’s failing and my father’s abandonment. For our unit of the family to not be a lost cause. And I’ve gone along with everything they’ve demanded of me, I’ve played the good Tourael, because—” A tight swallow. “Because my mom got a settlement for the accident, but that money ran out after the first two years. My family’s been footing the bill for her to stay at Blooming Grove ever since. They’ve made it quite clear that her continued support is contingent upon my … amalgamation into a Tourael company.”
He's just as much a victim of that family
