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"Well it wasn't exactly out of the kindness of my heart I did it forcurious about what that meant

"How so?"

"I did it so that I wouldn't be like you; so that I could learn to loveabout that; in order forand accepting you for you were"

"Oh, so I guess that makes you the man huh?" His father responded still puffed up with pride

"I've alanted to knohat kind of man you were and how did you live your life An opportunity presented itself; and I took it… You know, growing up I used to long to spend tiames; you know e of re all the times he had shared with Markus It had never once occurred to hi with Markus that his own son was sos with hiuess you wanna knohy I couldn't be there for you?" Jacob asked

"To be honest with you, it doesn't matter to me anymore… Maybe you feel a need to explain yourself So if that's the case, feel free" Jacob was surprised by the youngman seemed somehoiser than him and Jacob wondered if it was possible that he could learn soht sound like an excuse and an

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"But at the time I couldn't please everybody… Even now I still can't… Ahem…"

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"So I just decided that since I couldn't make everyone happy, then I would protect the ones that I could So I chose my family"

"What," Jayden said in a quiet shock "Am not I your family too? You couldn't protect e The man Jacob Ellis had an uncanny ability to push Jayden's button Jayden took a deep breath, willing himself to calainst the man

"At the ti as he sed against his dry throat