Chapter 123

Kelly POV

I shouldn’t be here.

That thought clung to me like a plague as I stepped into my father’s hospital room for the second day in a row.

I didn’t owe this man anything, not my time, not my patience, and certainly not my concern. But somehow, here I was again, standing at his bedside, waiting for a truth I wasn’t even sure I wanted to hear.

Dad looked worse than yesterday. His skin was pale, his features hollow, but his eyes, those sharp, calculating eyes, still held an unsettling expression.

His lips curled into something that wasn’t quite a smirk.

“Back again, Kelly?”

I clenched my jaw.

“I’m giving you a chance to finish what you started yesterday.”

His expression changed, but he said nothing.

I stepped closer, folding my arms.

“You said I wanted to know the truth. Fine. I’m here. Say it.”

Silence. His fingers twitched against the blanket, but he still didn’t speak.

My patience snapped, I was