Chapter 183

• I know what he means. I’m not stupid. I ran away from him, stayed away for years until he found me. And after all the revelations I learned that day six years ago, I should be the last person to worry about his well-being.
• But that’s the complexity of the human mind, isn’t it? Logic and reason can only go so far when the heart has its own agenda.
• “Given our history,” I shrug, attempting to downplay the significance. “It’s hard not to care.”