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Gabriel drove his car back to his home after the incident at the restaurant. He decided to take his daughter home and cooked something for her instead of having dinner outside. Hailey, who did not speak since they were out of the restaurant, glanced at her stepfather. She fidgeted. Her fingers wanted to ask but have no guts for it. The courage appeared after almost 10 minutes of driving without any talks.

"Dad? Would you like to tell me what happened back there?" asked Hailey politely. Gabriel did make any expression; he chose to stare in front instead of glancing at his stepdaughter.

"Nothing, Sweetheart. It was just a fight," Gabriel answered emotionlessly. Hailey kept fidgeting her fingers and stared at her laps. Gabriel thought that Hailey must be scared back then. So she asked for the question.

"It's okay. Did you hurt, sweetheart?" Gabriel made sure that Hailey was not hurt during the time. Hailey shook her head and glanced back to Gabriel.