Chapter 13

He growled lowly, "Maybe if I hadn't been stuck with you, I wouldn't have made it that big, but there's no way I would have ever settled for what was convenient. " Do you hear me when I say that you will not accept anything less than the very best in any situation? You won't accept anything less than being the very best, will you?

I didn't answer. I had no clue whether or not I should, but the chances were that if I answered him when he didn't want me to, it would be worse than if I didn't answer and he had to ask again. I had no idea whether or not I should answer him when he didn't want me to.

It "doesn't fucking matter anyway," he added as he straightened his back and began brushing imaginary lint off of his jacket. "Doesn't fucking matter anyway," he said. "Like you would return to this place even if you were in the neighborhood. You probably can't wait to get away from me at the first opportunity.

I said to my father, "I'll still return home," and he smiled. Although my hands wer