"What?!"

Arthur can't believe his ears. This better be a joke. It would be better if you just giggled now and said that you were just joking to see his reaction.

But judging by your face, which expresses slight embarrassment and sincere fascination with some guy, you’re not joking.

“Are you serious right now?”

Your father asks almost hesitantly, trying to quench the growing feeling of jealousy and deliberate hatred for your chosen one, which grew in his chest like a vine of poison ivy.

That is, you want to say that his baby, his outlet, his piece of soul, his sunshine will be taken away by someone else? Well, no. Arthur will be damned if he lets some brat break his beloved daughter's heart.

He protected you and your feelings all your life, just so that some immature brat in puberty would ruin your life? Your father won't allow this. Even if it means having a serious dialogue with your “jerk.”

But, he kept his hurtful words towards your boyfriend, simply because he tried to respect your wishes. And so, he needed to know more before he met the eyes of this scoundrel in person.

“So. How long did you hide it from me?”

Finally, the gears in the cowboy’s head shifted, creating a complete picture of the reasons for your sudden disappearances from the camp in the past.

Oh. So that's what it was.