Fatal Domestic Violence

they were in my bedroom, pas

n't slee

er di

e bed, I stood by the wi

ng to my parents and st

my mother had a good job too. I grew up in a privileg

our backgrounds were worlds apart. But back then, I thought

ly say that I was so naive a

s, meeting at the freshman welcom

, and feelings naturally blossomed. He expressed his interest in me and began pursuing m

sapproved. But young love was like that-the more parents opposed, the

ways. My parents, unable to resist my stubbornne

ing on my parents' love while causing the

any and mentored him. Sean was ambitious and achieved impressive results

n had a child. But everything came to a hal

irth to our daughter. He and his family favored sons over daughters. Although he often said o

s for him, thinking he was under work pressure or that our marriage had hit a pla

er. To give her a complete family, what d

colleague, learning about his schedule. I was preparing t

n't wait to skip work

, so I didn't rush to send the email. I didn't ex

nning not only to kill me but t

my daughter that would pay out a huge amount of money, and invite his moth

th me at my parents' house, bring us b

flammable materials. He would pretend to be the caring son, car

ape due to the changed lock code, and would

mother would take the blame, claiming she accidentally st

arson and could avoid a death sentenc

point was that they could collect the insurance payout and blame the

daughter in his scheme. She was his

the child he held in his arms as she gr

t Maia was pregnant, she agreed on their relationship w

uld sleep with me at night and I will bring he

"I raised her for five years, she mad

tected their young, yet he was worse than a beast.

nally made up my min

nce. It was either h

ike first but also strug

ad a bright future ahead, and I couldn

scape unscathed