My Mommy’s Brave Heart

Chapter 12

be dire! Dew’s heart raced, but she clenched her fists tightly and quelled her fear. She blinked, and tears spilled down her face. “This is great, Adina! You’re not dead… Do you have any idea how much I regretted my actions over the past four years? I shouldn’t have left you alone in the warehouse that night. Dad misses you a lot, Adina. Why don’t you come back and visit him? If he were to learn that you’re alive, he’d be really happy…” Adina sneered. Before she turned eighteen, she really thought that father loved her. But after her illicit photos came out on the second day after her coming-of-age ceremony, he slapped her. A father who truly loved his daughter would not lock her in a warehouse after she suffered a major mental trauma nor would he leave her alone for eight months. All the love he showered upon Adina since her birth had to have been because of her shares. “Dew Daugherty, you’ve been living the past four years in peace. It’s about time that peace comes to an end.” Adina’s voice was laced with burning hatred. “I’ll take back all that belongs to me.” Her gaze terrified Dew, and she took an unwitting step back. The first thing she thought about were the two twins in the Winters family! ‘Does she want to steal them from me?’ “And I’ll make you pay for my children’s deaths!” Adina declared slowly. Each word cut into Dew’s heart like knives, but then she froze. ‘That’s right! The two children are already dead to her! She thinks they died right after being born! ‘So, Adina can’t possibly have come back to steal the twins from me!’ Dew had never felt so fortunate before. Thank goodness Duke Winters had never publicly announced the children’s existences before, or Adina would definitely figure out the truth. If that time came, Dew would not be able to hide anything. However, even if Adina didn’t