After speaking, Liberty called her son, “We’re leaving, Sonny. Say goodbye to Dad.”

“It’s a weekend today, Liberty. Sonny doesn’t have to go to school. Can we let him stay in the hospital for a day to accompany his dad and send him back to you tomorrow night?” Mr. Brown asked for Liberty’s permission.

He wanted his grandson to stay behind.

Mr. Brown did not say much, but he also felt a sense of crisis after seeing Sonny and Duncan’s overly intimate actions.

He was worried Duncan would bec