Lost Me Gained Regret

As soon as I opened the door, a man I didn't recognize was standing outside. He was dressed in a finely tailored suit and vest, tall and dignified, with a dark coat casually draped over one arm. He appeared to

be in his early thirties, yet there was an air of deep, inscrutable authority about him... like an elder.

I didn't recall ever meeting this man, so I was momentarily taken aback. "Hello, who are you looking for?"

"Hello." He nodded slightly, "I'm looking for Ike Taylor."

"Ike?" My brain froze for a moment, then it clicked, and I asked with a smile, "You mean Ike?"

"Yes."

"And you are...?"

"I'm his father, Herbert Taylor."

"...Alright."

him an old-fashioned guy. Herbert didn't rudely peer past me into the house but maintained eye contact "Today is the Taylor family's dinner gathering. I've come to take him

the three most influential families in the area, alongside the Ford and Myers families. They were known for being both

him a friendly smile, "Would you mind

elevator lobby to wait,

my phone and dialed Edith Ford, "Edith, Ike's dad is here. He says there's a family dinner and he wants to take Ike with him, is

showed up?" Edith sounded annoyed, "Hand him the

I went over to Herbert. "Mr. Taylor, Edith wants to have a

to go off on the other end. However, Herbert's tone was softer than when

I came over, but

should've kept calling until

get angry

back to scoop up Ike, who had just finished

location of our little shop was quite close