Chapter 346

Extra 36: Late Regrets Part 1

Roger didn’t return home for the rest of the night. He ignored the cries of his ‘daughter’ as he headed to the nearest bar to have a drink and try to clear his mind.

Seeing his father defeated and exhausted had made him stop and think.

While sipping his third beer, he raised his gaze and saw his reflection in the mirror behind the bar, realizing that an old man was staring back at him... which scared him. He now looked at his hands, which had more wrinkles than he remembered. When had he changed so much?

His once beautiful hair was now streaked with gray, his face showed his age, and he had dark circles under his dull eyes.

When had he gotten so old?

And why did he look like this?

He was supposed to age gracefully, but that wasn’t the case... because what he saw in that mirror was a shell of the successful man he once was.

He thought back to James. That boy had surpassed him in height; he was the version of himself Roger had always wanted to be: ta