"Oh, Natalie!"

Natalie looked worried as she cried. "I'm just worried about Dad's condition..."

Gale said, "If Matthew died, it was because of you, Natalie! It was never because of me!"

"It was you, the illegitimate daughter, Natalie, who should not have come into this world. It was never me, Gale!"

She did not need to blame herself!

There was no need to feel guilty!

If something happened to Matthew, what did that have to do with her? Matthew was only worthy of being Natalie's father, not