“You left because you were selfish.”
“And you came back because you’re greedy.”
The man hesitated on the porch.
“So that’s it? You’re just kicking me out?”
Cade met his eyes.
“Because of everything.”
For a moment, his father looked back into the house.
The warm lights.
The photos of the boys.
Maybe he thought Cade would soften.
But the boy he used to bully was gone.
Cade wasn’t a shadow anymore.
He was the one holding the walls up.
Finally, the man turned and walked down the steps.
Cade watched him disappear into the darkness.
Then he closed the door.
And locked it.
Later that night, after making sure the boys were asleep, Cade brought the envelope into the kitchen.
He didn’t burn it.
He didn’t throw it away.
The trust papers might help the boys one day when they start thinking about college.
So he placed them carefully into a folder.
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