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CHAPTER 96

Anthony walked in, looking for Nolan and Alexa. "What is going on here?" he demanded. His eyes fell upon Nolan's bandaged hands, and he immediately began to scold the staff in the room for letting his son get hurt.

One of the female cooks tried to speak up, but Anthony didn't let them. He continued to yell at them, blaming them for Nolan's injury. Nolan couldn't take it anymore, and he yelled back at his father. "It was no one's fault, Dad," he explained. "I did it voluntarily out of kindness."

Anthony wasn't impressed. "You're stupid for trying to help around when you can't even take care of yourself," he scolded. Alexa was about to speak up for Nolan when Nolan cut her off. "Maybe I got that from you, you couldn't do anything when Mom was dying," he retorted.

The sound of silence filled the kitchen as Anthony stood, mouth agape, at a loss for words. Alexa's eyes widened in shock as she turned towards Nolan, who was breathing heavily, his eyes staring daggers into his fath