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Chapter85: Bad Father

Penulis: AuthorRuby
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-06-19 20:16:35

Nick

His hand finds mine under the table.

“Dad?”

“It’s okay, buddy.”

“Am I going home with you?”

“Not today. But on the weekend.”

“Why not today?” His voice cracks. “You said today. You promised.”

“I know.”

“You said.” His eyes fill and the tears spill and his face crumples. He grips my hand with both of his. “Dad, please. I don’t want to go with her.”

I kneel in front of him. “Listen to me. This is temporary. You come to me every weekend. And I’m going to fix this.”

“You promise?”

“I promise.”
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