Chapter 62 — Boundaries

Allegra

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"Did I miss something? Because I don't recall giving you permission to bring Linus to my place," he asked with a hint of apathy in his tone. "I could be mistaken, but I don't remember you asking me for permission either."

I shrugged my shoulders, trying to keep my composure, while my heart pounded with apprehension. "I assumed you'd understand that Grandpa needed care, and I couldn't just leave him alone."

He let out a mocking laugh and shook his head in disbelief, "Oh, of course, because my house looks like a perfect hospice where you can dump anyone who's sick."

I was taken aback by his tone, the way he phrased it. My eyebrows pinched together, "It's just for a few days then he'll leave. He needs someone to take care of him. I'm not going to leave him alone at this time..."

"The doctor said he is fine now, isn't he?"

"Yes, but—"

"No, buts, Allegra. I don't want a stranger in my house."

"He is not a stranger, he is my grandfather. I can't leave him alone when he