Beautiful Disaster
Terrified he'd fall apart in front of Marybeth when he should be her anchor, Austin quickly left the room, stumbling into the hallway, his rage sparking to life at the sight of Seshnee lurking about.
"How is Adeline?" she asked in her uppity tone.
"Excuse me?" Austin scratched his head, mind-blown at her audacity and how out of touch she was with reality.
"Will she be okay?"
"What the hell do you think?" he snapped, pointing at the office door. "You can't hear that little girl's heartbreak, or are you just playing dumb?"
"Mr Hawthorne!"
"Don't you dare, 'Mr Hawthorne', me!" Austin sneered. Still pointing at the door, he continued, "You did that! Adeline's in pieces because of you!"
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