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Howard and his mother had mistreated her horribly, leaving her timid and withdrawn.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

told me Daddy is in the TV." Keira

raising an

You know, like those women who call celebrities their husbands and get their kids to join in?" Jenkins rolled his

a reality show, Erin."

do you think it is?"

sister made up a better story—said her dad was someone else."

them lingered in silence around

carried her into the bedroom and

Amy's eyes drooped,

relax, Keira couldn't help but feel her

so much of herself at

been even harsher. Her father

stare out of a small window, dreaming of the

driven her to search through

of expired crackers, and it felt like striking

her room, savoring each piece as if

only dream was to grow

even after earning a stable income, Keira compulsively

mother, Jodie South, playing with Isla. Unlike Poppy, Jodie had

lessons on a whim. Isla had asked her why she dabbled in so many things, and Jodie simply replied, "Because I want to." Isla

grades when I was young."

Poppy lashed out, Keira would imagine Jodie's calm demeanor. Over time, Keira stopped crying when

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