038 - Second Son
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"Theodore Hawthorne, stop!" Samantha shouted as I attempted to exit the Haw & Co. hall.

I suddenly stopped and froze in place. Samantha walked over to me, but I just walked out. Samantha was still following me and then pulled my arm quite hard. I turned around to face Samantha and made us look quite closely.

"Theodore Hawthorne," Samantha muttered once again while looking into my eyes tightly.

I don't know what to say at all. I was just silent and lost in Samantha's very sharp gaze. I can't avoid it anymore now, Samantha knows everything so easily.

"What do you want from me? An explanation?" I asked a little firmly.

"Is it true that you are Mr. Hawthorne's son?" Samantha looked at me probingly.

"Is that important to you? What does that have to do with your business and your life?" I tried to defend myself by reversing his question with another question.

Samantha couldn't answer the questions I asked her. Of course, Samantha was just curious and had absolutely nothing to do with him or
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