Chapter 663

Molly managed to force a smile. "Joe, there's no need for such hostility. I've always thought of you as my son." Joe's expression hardened into a sharp, menacing glare. "Get out." "Joe!" Edwin roared in fury. He had hoped time would soften Joe's stance, but it seemed to have only made him more unyielding. Molly's expression darkened. "I'll leave now." "Just because I don't voice my thoughts doesn't mean I'm unaware. I simply refuse to dirty my wife's ears with these matters. You'd better leave the hospital while I'm still rational." Joe's tone was icy, full of contempt. Old grievances buzzed in his mind like gnawing insects, stirring nausea in his gut. The two before him were middle-aged, yet the stains of their past sins lingered in Joe's mind, vivid as ever. Skylar sensed Joe's emotional turmoil and gently clasped his hand. He applied a strength to her grasp that even he hadn't realized. Joe snapped back to reality, peering down at Skylar. He felt the queasy feeling in his st