Dad, I'm No Illegitimate Child
"Mr. Carter, Edith is missing. I can't reach her no matter what I try. Could you please help me look for her?"
"Don't play the same trick twice," Dad said, forcing his temper down, though his tone was cold.
"Beatrice, for your father's sake, I won't hold this against you. But you'd better stop being friends with someone like Edith. And don't contact me about anything involving her."
He hung up while she was still speaking, refusing to listen, just as he had always refused to listen to me.
I drifted in front of him, staring at the expression of pure disgust on his face. How could he hate me so much?