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Ignoring that for now, I state so about her” His eyes snap to mine “For years If I never knew about her, why is she infor my help?”

His knuckles turn white as his grip on the beer bottle tightens Lines appear around his ry line

“No clue There’s no reason she should be”

I watch his eyes for any deception I hate to think aboutthe truth about Jules Fortunately, there’s nothing nefarious in his expression

Aria calls her dad’s naets up to check on her I watch as he disappears down the hallway Suspicion forms in my mind as I wait for him to reappear When he does, my eyes lock on him as he reclaims his seat

“Aria” He frowns ather up “Is she Jules’s?”

“No,” he grunts “Jules and I were only together for a feeeks She’s from a woman I met about a year before I met Jules She showed on my doorstep several weeks after the accident and left Aria for me to raise She disappeared, and I haven’t seen her since”

I nod

“The nurse ets no visitors Does she not have family?”

He takes a pull fro his mouth with the back of his hand

“She does, but they’re dicks They knew aboutto do with me When she refused, they cast her out and disowned her That was another reason ere leaving We wanted to start soround”

Although it’s still fucked-up that he kept Jules froe social and upbringing gap between him and Jules The world is a cruel place, and some of the people in it are even more so

“Do they know about her being in a co her?”

He shifts back in his seat, getting co an ankle over his knee

“I called theht of the accident, but they didn’t answer I left a e on their voice She has a er sister I think she was five or six back then God knohat they’ve told her about Jules”