Iris:
"Excuse me," James said as he immediately stood up and walked away, probably feeling like staying there would mean invading our privacy.
"I'm not fighting over last night. It does not affect me at all. I do not care how much you can tolerate," As soon as I said that, Kash slammed his hand on the table.
"And no, I won't feel bad about staying here," my father spoke up.
When my father said that, my mouth fell open. I had not expected him to take Kash's side.
"But Papa, we can stay somewhere else," I tried to say, but my father silenced me with a hand gesture.
"Your children are happy here with their father. Try to sort out your differences," he told me.
"I'll leave you two to sort things out together," my father added as he stood up and left, and I remained seated where I was.
There was a sly smirk on Kash's face, one that I was determined to wipe away.
"It looks like your plan didn't work," Kash blurted out before I could say anything.
