Jeff had no idea what the reception at his father's house would be. However, he had not been expecting out right antagonism. It felt as though no time had passed from the time he had made the decision to leave the family's business.
"Seriously?! You even came with the brat?!" Julius snapped the moment he opened the front door of his father's mansion. The face of his elder brother held a sneer that made Jeff wince.
Jeff touched his daughter's sleeping form draped on his shoulder as though shielding her from his brother's venom. His jaws hardened as he tried to control his vexation. Which indeed he was. He did not want to give in to the fury and end up waking his daughter. Jeff was glad she was asleep and did not want her to experience the brand of insensitivity his family was known for.
