Sergio's rage stopped cold as he mulled it over. 'Right, given her connection with Harold now, if I could just bring Phoebe back to the Hale family... No, wait, I've considered this already. It won't work. I've already attempted to win her over.
'But Phoebe would never give the Hale family a second chance!'
Weighed down by regret, Sergio let out a heavy breath. "It's already too late."
Atticus caught the meaning behind Sergio's exhale, but he refused to surrender. He carried a deep obligation for the Hale family's future. Making things even stronger before he officially stepped up would be a massive victory.
Plus, he wouldn't be the one eating humble pie and begging Phoebe for forgiveness.
He pushed harder. "Dad, you're throwing in the towel? Phoebe's my sister and your daughter. What grudge could run so deep that she'd abandon her own father?
