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“The letters I sent her?”

“What are you, a parrot?” his dad barked at hi to see them”

“What did you tell her?”

“I told her that I’d disposed of them”

“Is that true?”

“No”

“Does she know that?”

“Yes, she’s got them now”

“She’s got theht that she’d ever get hands on the since thrown them away

“Does that even lared at hi her ready for a place into take the position and that’s all because of you and your big mouth”

“It’s all because of me?”

“You know damn well that it is” His dad slammed his fists down onto his desk “You had to tell her about why you got sent away, didn’t you?”

“She had a right to know”

“What, after all this time?” His dad turned to hi to help the situation? I meant what I said If she does decide to take that job, then she’s on her own I’et another cent of my cash She can find her own place to live and suffer for her choices”

“You think that she will suffer?” John shook his head His father really was short-sighted “I don’t think Amy really cares about your money”

“Then the expensive education she’s had has failed her,” his dad said with certainty “You won’t get anywhere in this life without cold, hard cash”

John shifted in the spot he was standing on It was time The conversation had led to it perfectly “Dad, I need to ask you so,” he tested the water hesitantly

“What?”

“I’ve co you’d invest I don’t really need round, but I need more than I have”

His dad started to laugh “You really think that I’ to help you?”

“Yeah” John nodded “I mean, you owe me”

“I owe you?” His dad looked amused “And how exactly do you work that out?”

“You sent irl I’ve ever loved”

“Stop,” his dad cut in “The only girl you’ve ever loved? Don’t you kno sick that is? She’s your sister You grew up together What is wrong with you? Why can’t you see that I did you a favor by keeping the two of you apart?”

John couldn’t believe what he was hearing How could his dad believe that? How could his dad think that what he felt towards A other than beautiful? “You know she isn’t my actual sister,” he said finally, because it was the only point that mattered

“Do you think my friends will see it that way?” his dad asked “Do you knohat they will say about this family if they ever find out about it?”

“Is that all you care about?”