“I’m doing just fine. I don’t need you to make up for anything. I just wanted to see who my biological father really is.”
Clara Dawson finished talking, then stared at Vincent King for a few more seconds. “I’ve got the answer I came for.”
“Clara…” Vincent called out to her, clearly uneasy. “All these years, I had no idea you even existed—that’s why I wasn’t there. But now that I’ve found you, I’m not going to just walk away. I want to step up as your father. I know this might be sudden, maybe too much all at once, and if you’re not ready, that’s okay. I’ll wait. I’ll buy a house here in Banyan City and wait for you to come home.”
“No need,” Clara shot back without hesitation. “I came to find out the truth, that’s it. I didn’t come here for anything else, and I definitely don’t n
