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Chapter 8: The father I never knew

Author: Chizzy
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-10-14 18:33:06

"Which one of us are you here to save?"

My question hung between us.

For the first time in my life, I looked at the man I had called Dad and wondered whether I had ever truly known him.

He stood in the doorway, his eyes moving from my face to the letter in my hand. His expression was difficult to read, but I noticed the way his fingers curled around the handle of his briefcase.

He was nervous.

My father had never been a nervous man.

He was the kind of person who could walk into a room full of s
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