Emery POV
“You sound like you are tired of me already, brother," Xavier said.
He didn't make any attempts to ease the tension in the air.
Dad clenched his jaw before forming a strained smile on his face. “What are you saying in front of my daughter? We are family here.” He forced out.
Xavier picked out the items scattered on the couch and arranged them in my bag before handing it to me.
“I closed from work early today.” Xavier spoke in a light tone. He moves over to Dad.
“You sure you didn't get fired?” Dad asks, eying Xavier.
Amusement danced in Xavier's blue eyes. He looks like the type of man who did the firing, not the other way around.
With the reckless way he spends money, I have a feeling that he's a lot richer than he let on.
“I trust you will help me with a job if my
