Noticeable pain

Walter’s eyes glistened, even in grainy footage. “She was everything to me. When she died, I unraveled. I couldn’t think straight. I couldn’t raise a child, not with how broken I was. I feared I’d ruin you. Or worse—pull you into my madness. So… I made the hardest choice of my life. I asked my brother to raise you. And he did.”
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