Calling him 'beta' is unfair. A middle aged man like him with a young underaged highschool girl chasing him? That's grounds for social suicide. He has a right to be very cautious and deflective of her advances.
That's a fair point, I was thinking of beta until I saw your comment. Seems like the father is a social outcast at work, not to mention his wife recently passed away and his daughter is shutting herself out. The father is other constant pressure and just need someone to talk to, like a life line.
I'm loving this. His guilt is still pulling him, but it's beginning to give way. And how could it not when she offers him such care, freedom, and understanding? I don't want to think about how it might end. I'll just enjoy this fun ride for now.
the band-aid thing was kinda dumb ngl. But I suppose it attests to the daughter noticing things quite well and that she's able to pick up on differences quickly. It foreshadows a potential future incident with her connecting the dots I guess.
Also, the JK is so aggressive. It's actually hilarious at this point how much she's pushing him
I would accept her noticing the band aid and just going "hmmm" but to actually take it out of the trash and be confrontational with the "Where did THIS come from!?" is really dumb. If the author wanted a connect the dots moment they should have used something else and even played it less confrontational and more like a casual question.
@Bladestone Yeh I agree. If we at least had insight to the daughter's thought process that maybe she thinks her dad now has a new woman in his life only 1 year after his wifes death than it would make sense. But because there was no indication of that prior or her being the suspicious type in general it just comes off as weird and forced.