Amy immediately pointed to the TV and said, "Daddy!" Everyone turned to look at the screen, but the broadcast had already shifted.

There was no trace of Monbatten anymore.

Amy scanned the TV anxiously, flipping channels with the remote.

After a few moments, she plopped onto the floor in disappointment.

Keira walked over and scooped her up.

"Missing Daddy?" "Daddy!" Amy replied with a firm nod.

At just three years old, Amy had been through so much.

Howard and his mother had mistreated her horribly, leaving her timid and withdrawn.

Only recently, after living in a loving home with Keira and Lewis, had she started to blossom. Even so, she often struggled to express herself.

Now, clutching the remote tightly, she jabbed a finger toward the TV in frustration.

"Daddy!" The screen switched to a news anchor, and Keira couldn't help but chuckle. "Do you think he's handsome? Is that why you're calling him Daddy?" "No!" Amy protested, her little face scrunched in frustration. "Not him! Daddy is in the TV!" Keira brushed a hand over Amy's hair.

"Alright, sweetie.

Next time you see him, point him out to me, okay?" Amy sighed, defeated.

she turned to Keira, her

told me Daddy is in the TV." Keira

raising

told her? Could she be fangirling over some actor? You know, like those women who call celebrities their husbands and get their

show,

what do you think it

cruel that your sister made up

them lingered in silence around

carried her into the bedroom and

drooped, Keira

little girl relax, Keira couldn't help but feel her

her so much

harsher. Her father had no affection

the basement, Keira would stare out of a small window, dreaming of the

her to search

found a box of expired crackers, and it felt like

room, savoring each piece as if

was to grow up and

income, Keira compulsively stockpiled food—bags of

of her mother, Jodie South, playing with Isla. Unlike Poppy, Jodie had been a source of light, a woman full

even once signed up for flight lessons on a whim. Isla had asked her why she dabbled in so many things, and

was young." Jodie's words and actions

demeanor. Over time, Keira stopped crying when she was hit. Crying didn't solve problems; Jodie

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