My mother’s eyes sparkled as she reached out for it, only for Jordan to pull the check back slightly.
“Before you take this,” he said, “there’s one condition.”
The room went completely silent.
My father, who had spent years speaking to Jordan as though he were somehow beneath him, leaned forward.
“What condition?”
Jordan looked at both of them calmly.
“You have to understand that this isn’t a reward for the way you treated us.”
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