Once again, Henry found himself staring at a wall.

Andre could sense it too-the kids had basically formed a secret alliance on the way back. Ask Dad anything, the older two would shoot back with a snarky reply. Question the older kids, and Dad would suddenly turn into a rapid-fire critic, giving them a piece of his mind.

The two youngest? Born spectators, each more invested in the family drama than the last.

Bruce came home from work to find two big kids and two little ones lined up against the wall. "What is it this time?"

Naomi pulled him aside in a hurry. "Molly and Mia took the kids out all night, and no one could find them. And then Dad stayed out singing karaoke until two in the morning..."

"Hold on-Dad was at karaoke until two?" Bruce, who'd just found out, looked genuinely shocked.

Naomi suddenly remembered and slapped her hand over her mouth. "Oh gosh, I completely forgot-Dad blocked you from his stories too."

Bruce: "..."

For some reason, seeing their older brother completely in the dark made Andre and Officer Chad feel oddly comforted.

Bruce walked over. "Dad, can we talk in the study?"

for a reckoning,

how on earth this family standoff would end, and who would

do your own thing, but out partying until two in the morning?" Bruce sat down, ready to

by her big brother, just watched. But Jade, always the cautious one, piped up, "So what if he was out till two? Big bro, remember when

in, “Yeah, did I ever

but you definitely smacked me a few times," Bruce

That never happened. No

Dad really had done that, she

glance at her husband-only to find him staring a hole through the top of her head. When their eyes finally met, Mia angled away, choosing to fix her gaze

back and was now craning his neck to catch whatever fresh

nudging her

and looked up, wide-eyed, as if to ask, "What's

hit

you walking out

thought you

when you

she insisted

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