"Dad...?"
Shea Thorne looked at him in confusion. He didn't hit her or scold her, nor did he blame her for sneaking out late at night. Why was he giving her a box of unopened condoms now?
The TV was replaying a variety show, and Alice Lawson's program came back on. In less than five minutes, the host would be joking with her current husband again, sighing about Alice Lawson's happy and harmonious family, loving parents, and filial son.
The small box was placed in Shea's palm, and Mr. Thorne held her hand along with it.
"Take it. After you left yesterday, I bought it on the street," Mr. Thorne explained. "You're twenty years old now. I don't oppose you making friends, but you must protect yourself and not do something that could ruin your life."
For example, having a child unexpectedly. Regardless of whether the other party was willing to take responsibility, her life would be tied down by the child.
