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“Come on, Mama never let you eat in front of the TV, so don’t you think you can get aith it with htly

Just then, Ryan turned up I held back a groan and told him to sit at the table I dished up the food that Luke had dropped off, realizing it was just enough for two people I wanted to tellfor himself to eat, but instead I made myself a salad and joined the, neither see a different meal We had a few moments of blissful silence, and I started to actually relax And then Ryan started talking

“So, the board of directors thinks I’enius with the nealk-in clinic expansion we’re financing for the hospital It’s going to break ground in a feeeks, and it’s going to have a great return on invest out to the hospital in Pendleton to see a doctor It’ll get lots of traffic”

“That’s great, son I always knew you’d go far in business,” Dad said proudly

I tried not to be jealous of the praise I knew I’d never get from our father

“Yeah Ry, that’s great,” I chimed in because I really was proud of him for success

“Yeah, I was pretty happy with how the board ood day Then when I get back to et a call fro costs because I kept the house Hell, I’ with that asshole cop, he can pay for her boxes and the U-Haul I’ her a di hours to earn it”

I winced a little as his rant went on Dad started to pluck at the edge of the placeitated I touched Ryan’s ar him,” I whispered He didn’t appear to hear me

“She thinks she can get every diot a tax shelter she knows nothing about,” Ryan said

“Is that legal?” I said

My dad was

“What’s up, Dad?” I said