Was it so undergrtable stad demandedmoney in exchange for donating a kidney? Did that one request mean I no longer deserved to be part of this family? I looked up at him and said, “Dad, have you forgotten that I’m a part of your body? You told me that blood ties can’t be severed, and now, you want to deny it.”
(went to such lengths to find me, I thought I was timally returning to my family. I was full of hope and eagerly awaited a new life.
But they ended up telling me that Dad had idmey issues, and was the only match Hayden wasn’t compatible.
What I had thought was a reunion with my family turned out to be a nightma
Out of youthful langing for a family, I navely believed that helping him would make us a harmonious family, but I realized it was all just a foolish dream in the end.
Dad’s face turned dark at my word. I was the reason he had managed to survive, after all, Even if there was no affection between us, he couldn’t help feeling morally challenged.
He sat in silence for a lang moment before speaking again, “You didn’t come back just for a visit, did you?”
He
money, worked old jobs, and even leached off wealthy women at bars.
and from Hayden that I had returned poor and destitute. Hayden had spun a web of lies that had squandered mo Everything the said was to paint me as someone who had run away three years ago because of gambling debts, and it was clear as to why I had returned. It was to ask for more money. Since Zachary’s question was so direct, I saw no point in beating about the bush,
I need told the truth since there was no love or sentiments to express between us. It was better to get straight to the point
My words han the nail on the bad Zachary slammed the table and shouted angrily, “is money the only reason you ever come to me? Is that all this family means to you?”
His face filled with rape, and contempt was all I could see in his eyes.
I ducked batterly. “Didn’t you go to such lengths to bring me back just to use me? Is ther some other kind of father–son bond between us?”
Zachary tamed at my words. He glared and burled, “I have no money! I’m not a bank, and I’m not going to feed your endless demands! I gave you plenty of money. Don’t tell me you’ve burned through it already!”
That money was indeed a lot and enough for area person to live comfortably for years without working but hadn’t spent a single dollar before transferring the money to someone else “The money’s pose. Örherwise, I wouldn’t have come to you,” I calmly replied.
Zachary’s expression dirketed futher it was baffling to know that he’d given me such a “So, it’s true. You really
assive sum of money, only to hear me casually say that it was gone. addicted to gambling as Hayden said. You gambled all of it away, and now, you want roce. Don’t even think about il-
I smiled at the excuses Hayden had made up. If that was what had wanted to believe, I saw no need to explain further.
