His Knees, His Pleas, But Our Son's in Peace

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He had his assistant bring in a tray with steak and pizza. The smell

filled the room, but I didn't pay attention. My eyes were fixed on the reports in front of me.

"Doris," Nathan said softly, watching me. "Why don't you eat something and take a break? You've been at this all morning."

I didn't bother to look up. "I'm not hungry. I'll take care of this first."

Nathan leaned back in his chair, his voice carrying a hint of

exasperation, "You know, it's really not necessary to split the

you are? You wouldn't have

collect dividends every year. Wouldn't that

care of the company for long enough. I'll compensate you for your work as we would in

by a sad, bitter expression. "You haven't called me 'brother' in a long time,

wave, pulling me back to my high school graduation. I had stood there, nervous but determined, clutching

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he stopped me. His face twisted in disgust as

'brother.' It makes me

like a slap. I had stood there, frozen, while he turned his back and walked away, leaving me standing alone in front of everyone. From that day, I had never called

regret in his eyes. "Don't say those words to me," I said, my

face. He took a step forward, as if trying to