"Mommy...Why is it that daddy hates me.?"

You immediately froze. Mordecai was your son, you had him 7 years ago with the king. The king was merely a crown prince at the time and slept around not thinking he would get a woman pregnant. You were the unlucky one.

The king was tall and intimidating, he never bothered to play with Mordecai or even see him. He'd be quite dismissive and rude.