One day before my brother’s wedding, he demanded my penthouse and told me to move into a rental home. – Welcome

you wanted without someone responding.”

“That isn’t fair.”

“Maybe not.”

He sighed.

“I wanted one night when everybody could relax.”

“So you removed the person who stopped pretending.”

Dad looked at me.

“I knew you’d be hurt.”

That mattered.

“But I thought it would pass.”

“Why?”

His answer came immediately.

“Because you always come back.”

The words were soft.

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