He urgently called out to me, "Chloe, I miss Ava."

This sentence made me both sad and angry.

I turned slowly and looked at Matthew on the bed with a sense of detachment. "Then you need to act like a man even more. Your previous actions have already had a huge impact on her. She's been mocked and beaten in kindergarten, and her injuries haven't healed yet. Reflect on what you've brought to her."

I paused for a moment. "You need to be a real man so she can be proud of you one day. You still hav