Mr. Atkinson was obviously agitated when he said this, his hands trembling uncontrollably.
Forsythia Brown got up and brought a cup of tea to her father, saying, "Daddy, don't talk about it if you don't want to."
"No, I must speak. If I don't, I'm afraid I may never get the chance."
Forsythia Brown was taken aback: What did he mean?
Mr. Atkinson smiled, "I'm getting old, who knows when I'll suddenly be gone."
"Daddy, you'll live a long life. Don't forget that you once promised Audrey that you would take her hand and walk her down the aisle."
Laughing, Mr. Atkinson said, "I'll try. Come, sit down, and I'll tell you everything. Then you'll understand why Mother Atkinson doesn't like you, and why Gem and I always act so distant from each other, neither like father and son nor like enemies."
Yeah, she had felt it for so many years, that there was something between Mr. Atkinson and Gem. She had also wondered why Gem was conceived through IVF.
