On the other end of the phone line,
"Smelly daddy, bad daddy, the worst daddy in history!"
"Big baddie, baddie daddy, the worst, worst, worst daddy!"
"Daddy, you're just a pile of shit!!!"
...
Justin Battleson listened as the children's soft voices took turns berating him, his face expressing an uncommon sense of bewilderment.
What could he have done to upset the kids?
Were the little ones all angry?
Beside him, Harper Gibson curiously leaned in to listen, but Justin shoved him away with an annoyed gesture.
After a lengthy period of listening, he finally began to understand the children's sentiments.
The very furious Hank Thompson, his pale, baby-faced complexion turning bright red, continued, "Do you even realize Mum was drunk driving, do you realize how dangerous was that? And you, as a man, how could you make the woman you love cry? Trash dad, I hate you!!!"