Chapter 52. A Good Push

After his parents had pointed out to him exactly how stupid he’d been, Dean sat quietly by the pool in his parents’ house, deep in thought. He’d never seen his dad so furious and disappointed in him. Not even when Dean had made a bad business decision that had cost Michael Broody’s empire a lot of money when Dean had initially taken over the business. His dad had laughed it off and said it was a learning curve. This time was however different. Michael Broody was mad. One thing his father had said that had cut Dean deep was that Dean was worse than all the foster parents who hadn’t shown Kayla any love, put together.

“At least I don’t think they’d ever claimed to love her. She didn’t expect any affection, understanding, or love from them because they never led her to believe they were going to give her that.” Michael had hissed. “You, on the other hand, abandoned her at the time she needed you most. And you call her cruel and wicked? Looked in a mirror of late? You are the crue