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CHAPTER 31

“Oh, so it's you again?” Kelly asked, after seeing Dexter at the doorstep. Now he knows the reason for Ciara's quietness.

“You still had the guts to show up here after everything that happened? Are you that cruel?” Kelly sparked outrageously.

“Is my Father inside?

I want to see him,” Dexter requested with pride as he ignored Kelly's ratings. To Dexter, they weren't relevant to him.

Despite the trauma Dexter caused everyone, he refused to apologize to Kelly. He stood on his decision as though it were nobody's business.

“No, you're not seeing your Father. We don't want anyone to complicate his health issues further. I suggest you leave immediately and never return,” Kelly replied and shut the door immediately. He couldn't even wait for Dexter to explain himself further.

From outside, Dexter laughed. “What was he thinking? I guess I should leave. I am not cut out for this,”

“Dad, what did you just do?

Why did you have to shut the door against him like that? In my hones
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