Chapter 9
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My parents turned to me. “Emery. We were wring
“Tim fermally apologizing.” Dad suit. These give us a chance to make amends. Tä
1 The restaurant’s security footage capturing everything clearly, he was taken away
e entire company over to you. You can fan Il hoverver you satt “||
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Carhatever projects you want. Please, give me a chance to
| hell bar Buch. “Are you trythe, to make amends with me or save Thrompton Enterprises? ||
stock in plummeting, Jason’s going to prion, and your business is in freefall. Now you want to tre me, don’t you?
That’s not Mom projeded desperately
I didn’t meant to hear her explanations. I pushed past her and left with my colleagues
That nights inciden was who recorded by bystanders and posted online, bringing another wave of backlash against the Thompson family!
(even my parents‘ money to contain
red a decade overnight. News of Jason’s arrest ended nationwide the impact too great for et
They couldn’t even wore themselves anymore
cwas sentenced to 15 years for attempted assault and his previous crimes. My parents received four year sentences for obstruction of justice and bribery related to
th the days
sentemang i en the city with my research tea, determined never to cross paths with them again.
They tried to read me wherward, but Profesor Morrs and the team turned them away. When they learned 1 was joining a classified project and likely never return
When Professor Morru told me about this, I simply nodded. It stated that Thompson Enterprizes would collapse after Dad’s imprisonment.||
Llad a complete breakdown. She truly regretted everything but couldn’t turn my forgiveness
Ten years later, when the proge concluded. I married and settled in Las Vegas My husband was a fellow alumnus. After our baby was born, we both took extended brate is tape for kam personally
Looking at our little one. I
My husban
to give ham everything good in the work ||
add i was being exceuve, but I unde and tell him he didn’t understand a home without love cant nurture confidence.
(for the many kiut people I’d met throughout my life. I might have developed sermous paych
i psychological issues 1 was lucky to have made it this far
When any husband le sized about my pan, he was deeply moved “Taims, I promise our child will never experience what you did. We ll give him all our lover“]
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what normal parents do – we give our chuire all our love so they can grow up surrounded by a ||
sur sorva tenth Earthday. I took him to put Professs Morris on our way back, he spotted a toy
in tagged my haid, pleading Mom.
I buy it with ing pocket money? ||
chittle guy emptärit all his change into my hand. I plushed his cheek affectionately and gave him a bill to cover it. His excument was boundles
Just then, a trendding voice be laid me ndrit. “Immar is that your]]
– Haggard- bering me, shar Kurt into tears, wering her mouth as she approached, only to be blocked by my
care you? What do you want?
Idi told any husband that to family–that apsat hom do Morr
appearance made kan instantly understand the situation ||
a few friends, no use else cared about me ||
Mörk fäure, her ejes filed with tears in
nothing, turning away to help my om pay for himy:||
must have mistaken you for someone else.”
sty bustand remained p
t protective, staying close as we completed our purchase and left at a famil
family
I didn’t give her a single dance. Through the glass reflection, 1 unc her emering her face, sobbing uncontrollably.
She cried that the regreted everything, but unfiammately, what’s done was done. I don’t hellere parents can truly not love their children, but their twisted performance
had offered me.
finatly broken free from thme chain and a fly on my own. I’re chosen a paths that brings me peace.]]
I believe in love and give generously. Only those who cherish mutual devotion will truly understands valur
