Chapter 563 Persuasion

• Anthony's gaze darkened, his eyes heavy with regret. A long, weary sigh slipped from his lips. "You can't keep making these mistakes, Maggie," he said, his voice edged with sorrow. "If you do, there will be no turning back. If only we had known sooner. But you—how could you never put him first?"
• His words grew harder, each one a knife. "As a mother, you've failed him. No... worse than that. You've been cruel."
• "Look at yourself," he finished, his voice sharp, like a blade drawn across stone.