Chapter 112: How To Be A Good Father?
"You didn’t tell me your daughter is a genius." Luke glanced at him.
"Do you think I knew about it? I had no idea either." He answered.
"Nina didn’t tell you?"
Andrew shook his head. "No. She told me that Brie was a smart kid, but I didn’t ask further. I’m an asshole."
"Yeah. You are. You didn’t see them for four years, you should have asked Nina about your daughter." Luke scolded him.
He sighed. He wanted to be the perfect father to Brie. Someone that she could be proud of. He was being selfish because he wanted her to forget about James. But how could he reach her heart? He didn’t know how to handle a child.
"When you had the twins, were you scared? You became a father when you were just in high school. How did you handle it?" Andrew asked.
"I was scared. Alora had mental issues, then my father suddenly gave me the company. It was hard. I thought I couldn’t handle it, but Alora said to just be myself, and put my heart into taking care of them. They don’t need a perfect man. They just need you to be there for them when things get hard. They need your love, and your affection and don’t forget to spend time with them so you can understand what they’re going through. All the wealth in the world is nothing compared to what your heart can give to your family." Luke said softly.
Andrew’s chest tightened. He told Nina and Brie that he would give them everything. And on his mind, all the things that money could buy. Nina told him that material things don’t matter to her and what was important was that to be there for Brie. He ignored what Nina said.
Now, he realized how stupid and ignorant he was. What Luke said was right, and he admired his friend for that. Luke was younger than him, but he think and act like he was the oldest. Everyone looked up to him.