“Precious,” He called for you. “Come here. I want to talk to you.” His tone told you that he wasn’t in the best mood.

Tadashi and your mother married rather quickly, but their honeymoon phase did not last. He was somewhat younger than your mother, being 36. You could see why your mom was so crazy about him. He had everything. But, things in their marriage easily turned cold due to your mother’s frequent infidelity. They fought more than anything, and at this point, they were more like cohabitants of the mansion.

You wondered why he stayed after almost four years of this… why he never divorced your mother.

He was sitting expectantly in his office. Slipping his glasses off when he saw you, papers in hand. “Do you want to come explain this report card to me?”