Chapter 4
Allison suddenly broke down and cried, holding onto my arm and sobbing uncontrollably. “Mom, Dad, I was wrong. I will never cause trouble again. Mom, please don’t hit me, and please don’t be angry anymore, wuwuwu…”
Remington’s tears kept falling more and more, to the point of sobbing. No one had ever seen him like this before, and who could have imagined that one day he would be clutching a woman’s hem and crying in pain. He pleaded, “I was wrong, wife, please don’t leave me…”
I watched as the big and small ones, who were hugging me and crying, made my recently calmed down mood become restless again.
What did this father and daughter do during the 15 years that I was not present?
The crying of this father and daughter continued until we got home, finally shutting up in my
unbearable roar.
I pulled Allison upstairs and locked Remington outside the door.
“Allison, tell me, what exactly have you experienced in these 15 years?” I asked earnestly.
If it is true, as I think, that Remington had a first girlfriend and forgot about his own daughter, I wouldn’t mind kicking him out immediately and starting a new life with Allison in a different place.
Allison nestled in my arms and said gloomily, “After I turned eight, I rarely saw my dad. At first, I thought it was something I did wrong, but later I realized it was because I started to look more and more like you. Whenever my dad saw me, he would always feel very sad…”
I held Allison tightly and tenderly kissed her forehead.
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Allison continued, “Although I rarely saw my dad, he would regularly send me money and give me many gifts. I was happy back then… until the year when my dad suddenly disappeared, and Katherine and her daughter Duffy Hood appeared…”
“Katherine told me that she was sent by my dad to take care of my new mom, and then she moved in with Duffy. At that time, I couldn’t reach my dad no matter what, except for still receiving money and gifts regularly, it was like my dad had disappeared into thin air.”
“Do you know where he went?” I asked.
Allison shook her head and whispered, “I don’t know, he disappeared for five years. Katherine told me that if I didn’t listen to her, Dad would abandon me…”
“Then you
believed it,” I said.
Allison didn’t answer, she just gave me a shy smile and happily said,
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Last month was my 15th birthday, and finally, my dad came back. He didn’t reject me, but I was afraid that he would suddenly disappear again, so I didn’t tell him about being bullied… Today, you also came back, and I’m so happy… Now I am a child with both a dad and a mom.
I quietly wiped away the tears from the corner of my eyes, “Sleep, Allison. Mom will never leave you again.
After putting Allison to sleep, I walked out of the room.
and kissed her forehead. I whispered,
