Uncle Olsen froze for a moment before he spoke, his tone both amused and

exasperated. "Amy, do you miss your dad? Fine, I'll get that rascal back to spend time with you!"

Recently, Amy had taken to calling Keira "Mommy" and had been gently persuaded into calling Lewis "Daddy."

Uncle Olsen assumed Amy was calling for Lewis.

But the little girl shook her head vigorously and pointed at the TV. "Daddy! That's Daddy!"

Uncle Olsen blinked, puzzled. "What?"

Later that evening, when Keira and Lewis returned home, Uncle Olsen, with an unusually serious expression, pulled them into his study.

"Amy's been calling for her dad today," he began, folding his arms. "It's a little strange. Do you think she's missing that piece of trash Howard?"

Uncle Olsen frowned deeply. "I mean, Howard's trash-I've got him working hard labor out in the middle of nowhere. He won't be seeing daylight again. But if Amy really misses him, what are we supposed to do?"

Keira's expression froze for a moment before she shook her head. "That's not possible. She's terrified of him. Besides..." She hesitated before continuing. "Howard isn't her father."

Uncle Olsen stared at her, dumbfounded. "What did you say?"

Keira sighed. "The day Sean came over pretending to be her father, I took Amy's DNA and ran a test. Howard's not her dad."

Uncle Olsen's brows furrowed deeply. "I looked into your sister. She always seemed so... straight-laced. I didn't think she'd pull something like that. But honestly, thank God he's not the father. I was thinking of letting him live, but now? Forget it!"

dangerous glint flashed

had done to her

all along. It would explain his

hesitantly, "So... do you know

bitter laugh. "I have

"Your sister and your mom... both

I

Keira fell silent.

seemed plain and easily bullied, but

she wasn't as helpless as everyone

over the

heavy atmosphere, Lewis broke the silence with a soft chuckle. "If Amy wants a dad so much,

"I'll keep her

the study and

the floor, playing quietly with her stuffed toys, while Mary watched her from a nearby

you're okay being around her like this?" Keira asked, eyeing Mary's stomach. "What if she accidentally

careful. I've never met a more well-behaved child. She knows exactly what she can and can't do, and she remembers everything the first time you tell

Keira's chest tightened.

time she met Amy, how frail

unnaturally gaunt, her body so thin it looked as though a single gust of wind might

had a rough childhood," Keira

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