the floor.
“No.”
The room instantly fell silent.
Emma blinked.
“What?”
“He needs to leave.”
Everyone stared at Daniel.
Even Emma’s mother was shocked.
Daniel had spent years teaching their daughter an important lesson: never judge people by the way they look.
He had always encouraged kindness and understanding.
Yet here he was, dismissing a young man he had never even spoken to.
Emma’s face turned red with frustration.
“Dad, you don’t even know him.”
“I said leave.”
The young man remained calm.
He did not argue.
He did not raise his voice.
Instead, he simply looked at Daniel.
For several uncomfortable seconds, neither man spoke.
It was almost as if they were silently trying to recognize each other.
The young man slowly reached into his pocket.
Emma touched his arm.
“What are you doing?”
He didn’t answer.
He unlocked his phone and tapped the screen several times.
Then he
