Chapter 40 Behave When There Are Kids Around

 

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Days went by uneventful. I submitted the first half-year report a week earlier than I used to, but Dad, well, he wasn’t impressed. During our family dinner, I was like an invisible person to him, until after dinner when I walked to his office. Dad was in the red lounge chair with an empty glass, where he usually sat when not behind his desk.

My stomach rolled. “What’s the deal with your silence, Dad? Did I happen to develop some...