Sign the Papers Mr. Langford novel Chapter 541

It was another fatherhood class. A few charts depicting children's emotions hung on the wall, next to cushioned mats and low tables. Most of the parents who came to the class were dressed casually, some carrying children's water bottles and homework bags in their hands.

Lawrence Langford sat in the last row.

His tailored suit was completely out of place here.

The instructor did not lecture on theory today; instead, she handed a single piece of paper to each parent.

It read:

Call your child for ten minutes tonight.

Do not explain.

Do not correct.

Do not ask about grades.

Just listen to them talk about one thing they want to share.

Lawrence stared at those four lines, his fingertips pressing against the edge of the paper.

Ten minutes.

It sounded so short.

But for him, it was more difficult than leading a two-hour board meeting.

The instructor walked over to him and asked softly, "Mr. Langford, did you complete the last assignment?"

Lawrence folded the paper slightly.

"No."

The instructor did not look surprised.

"Where did you get stuck?"

"I didn't know what he wanted to talk about."

When those words came out, Lawrence himself paused.

He had finally admitted something incredibly embarrassing.

He had no idea what Leo wanted to say.

In the past, whenever he called his son, the topics were always fixed.

Did you do your homework?

How was school?

Did you listen to your mother?

Every sentence he spoke sounded like an interrogation.

Leo's answers were equally short.

Yes.

Fine.

I did.

The calls always ended quickly, and Lawrence used to think his child was simply well-behaved—not clingy, not fussy.

Only now did he realize that wasn't being well-behaved.

That was a complete lack of expectation.