He Gave My Reservation To His Parents—Unaware The Restaurant Was My Brother’s

wine he’d drunk—my wine, the wine meant for my father—was on his breath. “Oh, here we go. You’re going to bring up the past? Make a list of my sins? You think you’re the big shot because your brother owns a restaurant? You think you hold the power here because your family has a little local fame?”

I looked at him. Really looked.

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