Evangeline“Jesus, Xander, what took you so long in there?”The words slip out before I can stop them. I’ve been sitting here in the hallway for hours, restless, praying that my father and Alexander would get along. When Julius walked into the office, I knew the chances for that to happen will be very slim. And now, this man is stepping out with his usual composed strides and a smile on his face.“Were you worried I wouldn’t handle him?” he asks, a glimmer of humor tugging at his mouth.I fold my arms across my chest, pulling my brows into a deep furrow. “Shouldn’t I have been? You took too long…”“And I’m here, am I not?” he answers, adjusting his cuff.I drag my eyes over his frame. Once. Twice, and blow out a breath. “So?”“So…” he drawls, pretending like he doesn’t know what I’m asking.I groan in frustration. “What happened in there?”“Well, I learnt that your father loves you,” he says, a softness melting into his gaze.It’s not much of an answer, but it still loosens a coil in
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