章 81: 81. Delightful Conversation (Jude's POV)

After a shower, I went to smoke on my window sill, taking deep drags before producing smoke rings for no one but myself to appreciate.

Yesterday morning, I had waited for Lesly downstairs and worked myself through the documents I had found in my father's safe. Besides records about Lesly, I found a file about my mother.

Various medical reports, as well as admission forms for psychiatric facilities, showed that he had planned to send her away, but for as long as I can remember, he hadn't gone through with it. Smiling mockingly, I thought that it would have been the best if he had, preventing both of us from suffering unnecessarily. And maybe he would have brought in Lesly earlier.

It was recommendable how my mood changed when seeing my stepmother coming down the stairs; the documents I only had been through halfway were no longer important. Not as important as eating breakfast together.