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I bit my lip, and he looked at me, his startling blue eyes freezing me in place. “She’s all mine right now.” He hung up and pocketed my phone. My jaw was practically on the ground.
“Don’t look like that. If you really want to go back to those pretentious assholes, I’ll turn us around.”
I shook my head. That wasn’t why I was gawking at him. “You just made school difficult.”
“I know you got it, Kee.”
Why did he have to have so much confidence in me? Didn’t he know that easy smile was killing me on the inside? I wish he’d pull over so I could climb onto his lap. “Thanks for the confidence.”
He laughed, and it was rich and familiar. It had been me and MJ for a long time. He’d been the only one I could turn to back then. Even now, I was still seeking out the comfort I didn’t get at home from him. He should be like a brother to me, but I wanted more than that from him, and I think he knew that deep down.
Spendingthe weekend with MJ had been the best decision. Not for my stupid crush, but to get out of the house and relax for once. I wasn’t one to run from my problems. I’d come back Sunday night with a plan. Finish paying Wakeman off, all while trying to convince mom to see Richard was the worst choice for her. And if she continued to be her usual self?
I sighed internally, knowing exactly what I’d need to do. Getting mom away from Richard was the start, and then I’d move out and leave the rest to her. I couldn’t knowingly leave her in a bad situation. No matter what, she was still my mom, and I still held out for the day she’d break down and apologize.And love me.
I shoved my eggs around on the plate before me. It was nice and all, having a plan, but I knew deep down if my mom had to choose, it wouldn’t be me. She’d happily stay married to any man, even if they beat her.
“You look down,” Richard said.
I jerked my head up to glare at him. He had on his normal gray suit, not a hair out of place.
“Where is my mom?”
Richard grabbed an apple and fixed himself a coffee. He was deliberately making me wait, and I wanted to throw my plate of food at his face.
“She’s taking time out for herself. It’s hard being a mother, especially to an ungrateful child.”
“Ungrateful?” I shut my mouth and ground my teeth holding myself back from doing something stupid.
“What would you call your actions as of late? Out at late hours, no calls when you’re gone for long periods, having the Choi boy disgrace in your room.” Richard stared down at me like he was some god.
“Good thing you’re not my father, and I could care less what you think or want.”
“The courts would say otherwise,” Richard said.
I balled my hands into fists. My nails bit into the flesh, leaving half-moon-shaped indents behind. “That wasn’t my choice.”
“Very little is. And you’d best remember that, Keegan.”
Talking to him only angered me by the second. It made me feel powerless in an already unfair world. “Keep your hands off my mom.”
“She’s my wife. I don’t do anything to her that she doesn’t accept willingly. A child should stay in a child’s place.”
“I wonder if the public would think the same thing,” I threatened.
Richard smiled at me. “You still haven’t learned how things work here, huh? She said you weren’t very bright but to think you and your mother are so much more alike than I thought.”
I reacted before I could think better of it. Picking up the plate, I threw it at the wall. Glass shattered and food splattered on the pristine white walls.
“I see your temper is out of hand. Maybe we should get you a therapist,” Richard said.
Words failed me. I was entirely too angry to speak in coherent sentences. It was like he wanted me to lose my shit completely. Two maids bustled into the kitchen and started cleaning up. Guilt slammed down on my shoulders. I ground my teeth until my jaw hurt.
“You can have your car back.”
“No thanks. Don’t let your moral high ground make your life even more difficult.”
Fuck him. I had no moral high ground. I just didn’t want shit from him.
