He leaned back into the car seat tiredly, tears wetting the corner of his eyes.

‘Lillian, Daddy is sorry.

‘I hope that before I leave, I can still hear your sweet laughter and hear you happily call me ‘Daddy’.’

He touched the family portrait that he kept in secret and let the grief flow through his body. The clearer the pain, the deeper he could remember who the woman he loved was…

Madeline stood frozen in place for a long time, unable to understand Jeremy’s behavior.

She still hoped that h