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“Dad, come on, I can manage; I’m not a kid; it’s been three weeks!” Hunter can’t hide his annoyance while trying to get up from his hospital bed. His IV was newly intact, which was why he felt so grumpy early in the morning.

“Shut up, and you ended up here because of your stubbornness! You should have just asked for our help rather than going there with your stupid plan, moron! So, shut up before I lay my hands on you!”

Hunter sighed heavily and just gave up. Zafron scoffed and continued assisting Hunter to sit on a wooden chair. He is still recovering from his operation, the bullet was removed safely, and he needs to rest to heal fast, but his dad feels so guilty that he doesn’t want to discharge Hunter until his wounds are fully healed.

“Dad, I can manage these wounds, come on, I have tons of papers to sign; I can’t just lie here and do nothing,”

Zafron grabbed a spoon and scooped from the plate with vegetables, “Eat, and make yourself healthy before we go out,”

“Dad—” They both hal