Chapter 27

Joseph rubbed his temple. If it weren't for the fact that those three useless idiots had caused such a huge mess at work, there was absolutely no reason for him to come to the company today. He'd rather spend his day with Hannah at home. "You may leave if there's nothing else you want to talk about." Joseph still had a lot of work to do, so he wanted Alexander to leave. The way he spoke with Alexander was so formal that one might think that Alexander wasn't his son at all. "Dad, you hate me, don't you?" Alexander asked. Joseph studied Alexander right away. He wasn't shocked to hear the question—it was the tone Alexander had adopted that caught him off guard. Did Alexander sound… aggrieved? How many years had it been since Alexander last called Joseph "Dad"? He fought back and resisted Joseph's commands all the time. The times Alexander called him "Dad", he often sounded so cold that he wanted nothing more than to watch Joseph die before him. How could Alexander ask Joseph that q