Rory’s hands clenched into fists. “Is that why you left me? Because you were sending money?”
Vance nodded, his eyes wild.
I came to make things right.”
I felt faint. My worst fear was coming true—losing Rory to the lies of a man who abandoned him so long ago. “Rory, please,” I whispered.
“You know me. You know I’d never do that.”
For a moment, Rory was silent. Then he turned to Vance, his voice calm but strong.
“No,” he said. “I don’t believe you.”
Vance blinked, shocked. “What?”
“I don’t believe you,” Rory repeated, louder now.
“You didn’t send money. You didn’t try to come back. You left me on her doorstep, and she raised me.
Vance’s face fell. “But I’m your father—”
“You’re not my father,” Rory cut in, his voice steady. “You’re just a man who gave up on me.
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