Xavier strode into the grand, echoing foyer of his sprawling mansion, his father, Thomas, hobbling behind him. The older man’s limp was pronounced, his fractured leg encased in a bulky brace that forced his every step to be a careful, deliberate maneuver. His face, lined with years of scorn and bitterness, was now drawn tight with discomfort.Though Xavier had never harbored warm feelings for his father—and the sentiment was undeniably mutual—Thomas was still his father. That immutable truth hung over him like a weight he couldn’t shrug off. So, despite his resentment, Xavier had done what he knew he had to: he had brought Thomas home after his hospital discharge. There simply wasn’t another option. The old man couldn’t fend for himself, and the responsibility, unwanted as it was, fell squarely on Xavier’s shoulders.“Careful, Dad,” Xavier said in a voice stripped of affection, the words tinged instead with the cold cadence of duty. The male nurse accompanying them nodded curtly, taki
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