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2024-10-29 19:42:56(Lucas’s POV)
I took a deep breath before knocking on my father’s door.
I expected him to call out for me to come in, but instead he opened the door himself.
When he saw me, I saw his shoulders tense up slightly.
“I already understand that what I did was wrong,” he said as he walked back to his desk, which had this open box on top of it. “You don’t have to yell at me again.”
I sighed as I closed the door. “I am here to apologize, and maybe you and I could talk.”
He looked at me as if he were trying to understand the words I just spoke. He couldn’t believe it.
He looked down at the box and pulled out a picture. “Chloe’s mom doesn’t know about this box, but I did keep some things of your mom.”
A smile came to his lips as he looked at the picture.
He stretched out his arm and handed it to me. “She was so beautiful.&rdq
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