Mark walked toward us with a kind smile on his face and his hands behind his back. Suddenly, I was at a loss for what to do. It was bad to talk about people behind their backs, and I was caught in the act.

 

“You’re here,” I mumbled without calling him Dad. That form of address was still too difficult for me.

 

“Mr. Goldstein.” Christopher stood beside me.

still unwilling to call me Dad.” Abruptly, Mark sighed and glanced sideways at Christopher. His eyes were cold, and I could feel an invisible pressure exuding from his body as if he would get angry at any time.

back. If Mark was angry, I

give in and looked into Mark’s eyes. Neither of them moved. Abruptly, I felt nervous because if there were any conflicts between them,

while, Mark burst out in laughter

Goldstein.” Christopher was still standing beside me, and a faint

 

Touching his chin, Mark pulled me to his side satisfyingly and said proudly,

for he would praise me at every chance he had. In the past few days, I had heard more compliments than I had heard in the past two decades. Could it be that he’s

time to chat. Let’s find a time

 

too,” replied Christopher. The next moment, he asked casually, “Why didn’t I see Wesley? As your

of my businesses, he doesn’t have

previous incident, although I was aware that Mark knew about it,

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