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DANIEL

He heaved a sigh of relief when his father slammed the door of his room shut and disappeared from his line of sight. Daniel couldn't leave the office at his usual time as his father had apparently planned a surprise visit to his office. Daniel pulled himself from his chair and shot a glance over his wristwatch. He had gotten late by half an hour. Without delaying any further, he made a b-line to the parking lot and pulled his car in motion after settling into it.

He had made it a point for the last few days to return home early before Dayna's shift gets over. He would have gotten home in time had his father not come and gave him an extended lecture on the fatal consequences of taking a poor class divorcee in. Daniel's father had an obsession with money, status, and power. He had spent his entire life acquiring it and subsequently losing his family. It was his obsession that pushed Daniel's mother into depression. It was his obsession that ma