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Howard and his mother had mistreated her horribly, leaving her timid and withdrawn.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

Daddy is

approached, raising

she be fangirling over some actor? You know, like those women who call celebrities their husbands

show, Erin." Erin crossed

do you think it

that your sister made up a better story—said her

of them lingered in

bedroom and tucked her into

eyes drooped, Keira hummed a soft

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

reminded her so much of herself at that

had been even harsher. Her father had no affection for her, and Poppy despised

basement, Keira would stare out of a small

driven her to search

once found a box of expired crackers, and it felt like

her room, savoring each piece as if

only dream was to grow

years, even after earning a stable income, Keira compulsively stockpiled

dark days was of her mother, Jodie South, playing with Isla. Unlike Poppy, Jodie had been a source of light, a

dabbled in so many things, and Jodie simply replied, "Because I want to." Isla asked if Jodie was disappointed in her

was young." Jodie's words and

Poppy lashed out, Keira would imagine Jodie's calm demeanor. Over time, Keira stopped crying when she was hit. Crying didn't solve problems; Jodie had taught

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