Thomas took out his pack of cigarettes and pulled out a stick.

He took his time putting it between his lips, lit it, and then took a drag. He was smiling when he blew a puff of smoke. “It's because you were never there for her. By all rights, you are only simply a sperm donor. You were absent throughout her difficult childhood. How can you now expect her to give a rat's ass about you? More importantly, she is living a good life now. She has no reason to look back."

Weldon narrowed his eyes and harrumphed. ‘m not giving up!"

With the way things were, he had no one else to rely on in the family. Vanessa used to be the family's hope, but everything went up in flames after she fell in love with Edwin and got herself dumped.

She was ruined, and she brought everything upon herself.