Dr. Aldrich shook his head in defeat. “It is pointless trying to reason with a fool. And it saddens me so much that you have turned this way. I am not happy as your father.”
Vincent scoffed with so much detest. “And I am a proud son after all that you are doing? Trading the affection meant for me for this woman? You are acting like she has you wrapped around her finger. You defend her, protect her, praise her, trust her, place your hope on her…”
“Because she deserves it,” Dr. Aldrich snapped, cutting his son off. “She has shown all the potential, and I am not the only one who is a witness to that. I did not write all those reports in her profile, did I?”
Vincent glared at me. His cold glare lingered for far too long, shooting daggers that I knew meant the trouble was not yet over.
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