“Uncle Dom!" Austin grabbed Dominic's arms excitedly. "It's really you!"
"Of course it's me!" Dominic snorted and glared at him.
Austin giggled, unable to contain his joy. As the two talked, someone stormed past them toward the car. Mike pressed against the car window and strained to look inside, banging on it. “Nick?! Nicky!”
Alexander, Austin, and Dominic fell silent. Ultimately, Alexander went over and patted Mike’s shoulder. “He’s not in there.”
"You're lying!" Mike pushed Alexander’s hand off him, refusing to accept the truth. "If Dominic can come back, why can't my son?"
Mike pointed at the old man as he roared.
Alexander looked at him deeply. “You know your son’s scenario is different.”
"How is it different? He's just a kid!" Mike shouted, almost bursting into tears. Since he was on the brink of breaking down, it was too much of a blow to him that the embassy had released Dominic but not Nick.
"You know they’re treating him as a test subject like Lily," Alexander said calmly.
Mike knew, but he just could not accept it. He even wanted to take Nick's place in the experiment if he could. Mike sank to his knees with his hands still on the car.
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