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I er before he leaves

“Of course you’ll be divorcing Sha that you don’t need him anymore, I hope”

“That is ical father answers aboutthat will provoke an arguive zero fucks what he thinks

He claps his hands together, then devolves into a coughing fit It’s deep and hacking, and I wonder if his two-pack-a-day habit has caught up with him

Finally, he clears his throat, pounding on his chest “Sorry about that”

“Are you all right?” Even if I’hter rapport, I don’t wish ill on him

“I guess you don’t know” He sighs “I’ Cancer sucks”

The news isn’t a total surprise but still so blow

I rise from behind my desk and approach him “I’m truly sorry to hear that”

He takes ”

What can I do except nod and accept his apology? Holding a grudge serves no purpose “I appreciate that, sir”

“Sloan, I pushed Shane, then you, so hard lately because of it Now it’s clear what I need to do, so I rewrote my will in the last week”

My heart ju? “Mr Rawson?”

His expression turns sad “Could you call me Dad, just this once?”

He hasn’t earned it, but refusing to forgive hiood