"I see now that you don't want to give me a chance. So be it. I was willing to do better and to do things differently, but even that won't change your mind. So in that case...I'll be off then. You know where to find me if you change your mind..."
"Then don't be. I'll doing things differently whether you care or not...spending the rest of my days trying to change the course of where this family goes."
"Hm..."
Momentarily pinching the bridge of his nose. Milton has dealt with quite a bit of stress. But his expression softened a little more.
"I suppose so..."
"My great-grandmother did a lot to make sure everyone included. Judy told me everyone can get second chances...They just need to be the ones to make that effort, even if it is a while.
And I wanna make sure you do too and be happy with what you have..."
Oddly enough, Milton didn't seem to mind Gary holding his hand. No matter how much he pursued that journal and maintaining the Lynxley family name. He let out a sigh.
"I suppose..."
"Nuh uh. Don't say that...Despite everything, I want to make sure you have your family. I know you don't have your mansion but you have each other.
You have an amazing son, Mr. Lynxley..."
Trying to at least hold his hand, despite hesitation
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"My father took a lot out of and away from me, and I resented him for it. The marriage between myself and Pawbert's mother was a forced arranged marriage. And when the bastard kicked the bucket, everything else felt like an obligation..."
"You know...for a long time, I saw a lot of myself in you, and the possibility that you'd be no different than I, or my father before me, or his father before him. It became a fear I never wanted to express to anyone, not even your siblings."
"What burden...? I...You never give him a chance. I don't know how else to say it but you barely gave anything back to him when he gave you everything..."