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."

peer

knew, the Taylor family was one of the three most influential families in the area, alongside the Ford and Myers families. They were known for being both low-key and deeply connected.

mind if I

this, he stepped aside towards the elevator lobby to wait, giving me space

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

up?" Edith sounded annoyed, "Hand him the

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

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

called before I came over, but

bad. I should've kept calling until

not get

to the nines, but acting entirely whipped. I chuckled to myself and went back to scoop up Ike, who had just finished getting dressed, "Buddy, looks like you can't go to your uncle's

our little shop was quite close to