Chapter 15 - The Emotional Reunion In The Greek Workshop
The man froze, dropping his sanding block onto the dusty concrete floor as the familiar voice echoed through the workshop.
He turned slowly, his eyes widening in total disbelief as he looked at the aging patriarch standing before him in a tailored suit.
"Dad?" David whispered, his voice trembling as he stood up, wiping his dusty hands on his worn canvas apron.
Within seconds, the two men embraced tightly, twelve years of painful separation dissolving into tears of relief and love.
"I thought you were gone forever, son," Arthur choked out, holding his boy's head against his shoulder.
"I had to stay dead to keep Lily alive, Dad," David explained, pulling back to look into his father's weathered face. "Ethan told me he would kill her if I ever set foot in the United States again."
"Ethan and Victoria are behind bars, David," Arthur declared firmly. "The federal government has dismantled their entire operation."
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David stared at his father in shock, the heavy burden he had carried alone in exile for twelve years suddenly lifted from his shoulders.
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