Nathan pushed the door open, only to be greeted by the somber faces of his two children. He paused, struggling to find the right words, "Lucy, your mom's had a rough day. Keep her company, will ya?"

Lucinda took in her father's soaked appearance and the scene inside the room, where her mother sat on the floor sobbing. She quickly said, "Dad, I got this."

The siblings stepped aside to let their father pass.

"Dad, you should go change into some dry clothes. Don't catch a cold."

After entering the room to comfort her mother, Lucinda didn't forget to shoot her brother and husband a look, silently asking them to take care of their father.

The door clicked shut behind them.

Lucinda approached her mother.

She crouched down, picking up the box of tissues that her dad must have left by her side.

Before meeting her biological father, she only had her brother's word to go by, and to her, her dad was nothing but a deadbeat.

As she got to know Nathan, she realized he wasn't the villain she'd imagined. He had made choices he thought would protect his family.

Between letting his family suffer or face danger, he had chosen the former.

"Mom."

Lucinda handed a tissue to her mother.

But when Janice didn't take it, Lucinda just wrapped her arms around her, letting her lean on her shoulder.


silent comfort didn't stem Janice's tears; they fell harder, releasing years

held her,

Finally, Janice's sobs subsided.

to wipe her mother's tears, but Janice insisted on doing it herself. She took the tissues from her

the wet floor, the bucket

"Mom."

defend him. I don't care how hard it was for him

very

daughter's attempted defense

to defend Dad. I was just

away

bitterly, Your dad can be such

but he lay on the


death, scared me

then had the

of me."

there. In frustration, I thought about dousing him with a bucket

idea how maddening your dad can be. He poured two buckets of water over himself and even asked how many it would take. Lucy, can you

left speechless, picturing the scene. Her dad sure

Nathan's antics until she

her mother more composed, Lucinda suggested, "Mom, why don't you get changed? I'll clean up the water on the

Janice nodded.

and worked on the wet patches until the floor was dry,

makeup, and looked every inch the composed lady of the house again, a stark contrast to the

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