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father left Nat spe

so dis-gusting," she said angr

ours," I muttered under my breath while

my eyes off the hand-some man. "Oh, my God! Have you

er, and his long, golden hair, neatly tucked at the back, shimmered like a lion's mane. His eyes, a striking shade of gold, held a fierc

"Seriously, is an eighteen-year-old allowed to think like that?" I muttered, though it wasn't entirely my fault. Hi

oughts, an annoying voice in-interrupted my reverie

er who dressed to make any student swoon. Naturally, with a man l

lf. To make matters worse, she wa

r replied to her inquiry

he had. I sighed softly, for

talie's teacher," she respo

ad my daughter i

e," she replied

we'll be o

Monday, Natalie,"

d, forcing a smile that clearly

ing, still ogling at Nat's father until he disappeared

he's married," I

hie! You scared the hell out

image with your constant seductive attitude? If you're looking for a man, why don't you get married instead of running around pursuing every man in sight?"

e!" she called after me. "Or so help me

he whole school how you tried to seduce my fath

nd I simply gave her the 'fuck you finger' and hopped

s like this. Despite my father being a respected man, I sometimes acted

s surrounded by many companies, from ex-convicts to troublemakers, drug addicts, wrestlers, and foul-mouthed individuals. Living with such a bunch o

l language and swindling people. I excelled at gambling and always came out on top. Nobody at my unc

nd students alike. I was literally fearless. There was even a time when I single-handedly

parents. If someone had told me that strict Daniel and E

afraid. If I had continued down that path, I would have ended up

st in my class, even now in college. That's why some of my attitude were overlooked. "It's ha

their ethics stood against everything I knew as a child

I thought excitedly as I approached the door, ready to unlock it. But before I could turn the knob, it opened on its own. "Huh? Th

thing," a muscul

a, sipping their coffee. An envelope lay on the table. "Mom! Dad!" I called out, walking ov

ou tell us?"

sked, pretending innoce

detention room today

o you m

the incident," Mom said, her voice rising in anger. "What is going on with you? You're not in

the hell does a college have a detent

e, young lady," Dad

rry that you had to cancel your t

t-tempting to calm me down. "You kno

now. But what can I do? I

personality is n

e with a bunch of ex-convicts, if you still h

y and beyond. You have more life to live. I know you turned out like this partially because of us, but we're here now. I want you

ne," I said with

irl," she added, g

fee. "But you guys didn't just come home to lecture me,

happ

sharp?" Father b

ed with a smirk. "I'm my fa

Father murmured as he

roper character, and now that she is sharp... she is your daughter?"

"I don't know what you're talking ab

it's the mother's fault, but when the child

that?" I asked, even

ritated look on my mother's face. "Okay... So what brought

was defi