"Over the years, you have built a new family with this woman. The two of you gave birth to Bebe. It can even be said that you have a happy and blissful family.
When it's in the dead of night, have you thought of your sickly wife and the daughter you abandoned and forgot about? Do you ever feel guilty when you think of them?
"All these years, were you even aware that your daughter had gone missing? If you had known, would you have been heartbroken? Did you dream about your daughter? And when you dreamed of her, was she curled up on the street in tattered clothes? Did you dream that she was harassed by other men and she was crying to you for help? Did you dream of her desperate and helpless begging?"
When faced with Roxie's denunciation, Charles bowed his head in shame.
Roxie's usually cold face was cracking slightly, revealing a shattered and heartbroken expression.
She glared at Charles angrily. "You cherish and care for Bebe with all your heart, Dad. She’s never slept in the wild, never suffered any grievances, and never suffered the scorn of others. She grew up to be the most arrogant young lady. She lives her life as if the world revolves around her.
"Just take a look at your two daughters. You're the one
who gave both of them life, but why do you treat them differently? You've been so kind to her and so heartless toward me. Have you regretted it just a little bit, Dad?
"Heh. I think that from the moment you made up your mind to abandon us mother and daughter, I was no longer your daughter, right? When I went missing, Mom would’ve gone to look for you for help. I suppose you never came looking for me and never dreamt about me. I think you've never even wondered how I was doing all these years?"
"Roxie, I'm not as heartless as you’re describing me. I d o love you," Charles quibbled.
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