Falling for my dad's Enemy

believe that it was real. I pinched myself, flinched at t

egree. This meant that now, I finally had

ced at a picture of my

I murmured to her, placing the diploma do

or the ceremony. But Thomas and Caroline had been in th

n acknowledged when

th and not depend on him. Soon, I will do it. And just wait for me to get there, then I will build my own career, my own reputa

ed at m

picture of me smiling at the graduation ceremony. Caroline was only three years

was in a different time zone, and I

m my father. But I ha

up before him. To show him what I had done. Even

ty had paid for everything. The only claim my father could ha

y if I didn’t go to him now and

d made my way to his office. I

swer before coming in,” my

teen minutes before leaving and then being chastised for disappearing. T

today,” I told my dad, placin

o much as g

from his laptop

interview for you at the company. We have a research position open. You can meet with the head of Hum

as already telling me what to do. I gritted my teeth but

to his company’s website. “But I was planning on applying to Law School for t

ut to ask my father for money. He would probably

er made it a secret that it was HIS company he ran. And

e with a loan agreement

ntil we turned eighteen just because the law required it

ng time for me to truly see his true colors. But eventually, I realized the truth.

portant to be practical about life choices. And I’m

. I couldn’t show the slightest hint of emotion or he would turn it against me. He would only use

d be practical about all things, especially when they gi

s, he was one of the most brilliant lawyers of his time, there was no doubt about that. He had won every

xpert in the law, he

that my father had actually had a conversation with

mself. And he had done it with all of us. I was the youngest of five, and

ng to see the

sk. “It’s a research position that I think you would be great for. Its not much work, mostly grunt type s

nce and it would look great on my resume. But if I worked in that position at his company, it would be a dead end

also had to be realistic

hat isn’t what I’m planning for my lif

his chair and folded hi

just refusing to hear me out. You’re not smart enough to complete the course

let my anger get the better

ndergrad was pre-law. I know th

wanted to do it in one go, but if I had to retake it, then I would take i

ected me to be that calm. “You definitely don’t have what it takes to litigate or even go into the ac

ng for my degree. He hadn’t offered and I hadn’t asked. He hadn’t given any h

for in order to attend Law School. I hadn’t asked him for a cent, a

e word more. “I don’t need any money nor resources from you. Just

ny it. But I felt that I was justified in that moment. He h

clination not to want to listen to proof of any kind. It was

elltale sign that he was getting angrie

h now. “You are still living in my house, and therefore will be a cost to me. And

own that this was how he truly felt about me. But I never had the proof to back it up. But now

in this field. And I well and truly think that the best way for you to move on with your life would be to find a good husband for yourself. Someone t

destroy me, Victor Kinkaid h

rom my chair

chool. And since you have made it perfectly clear that I cannot live

and left his office and headed straight to my room. M

me married. And not married for love, for good reasons, no. He wanted me marr

ay that I was taking the chance that I would end up with someone just like him. I had no idea h

ev

inking about any

n myself, and that was

s New York, even though this was the haven for l

erritory, and

ctly where I w