Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

"Well then, Mr. Monroe isn't very brave, is he?"

Blair's eyes sparkled with amusement. "That's right, Uncle's not as brave as Little Nina."

"Mr. Monroe, you're a grown-up! Losing to a kid is so embarrassing!" she teased, her nose scrunched in mock disapproval.

Blair nodded without hesitation, indulging her every whim. "You're right, Uncle's embarrassed. Little Nina is the best."

"Of course I am! My daddy always says I'm his little princess-the best one!"

Blair pressed his lips together, hiding a smile.

After a pause, he said gently, "You're so sweet. I'm sure your dad loves you very much."

"Obviously!" Little Nina puffed up with pride. "My daddy's really tall and

handsome! Way more handsome than Daisy's dad. But he's so busy all the time. He never has time to drop me off at preschool, and none of the other kids even know I have a super handsome dad!"

It was a thought that had been weighing on her, a tiny knot in her heart.

Just remembering how long it had been since she'd last seen her father made her chest ache.

I really miss my

in Blair's eyes, a shadow of

daddy finishes his work, he'll come home. You have to believe in him, Little Nina. Give him a

at Blair, her big eyes blinking. "Mr. Monroe, even though I haven't seen your face,

shoulders tensed at her

she continued. "My daddy's really, really handsome. And my mom and dad don't get along. If you were my daddy, my mom would never let you

managed a reply.

Briony peered through the narrow opening of the door,

his face, but something in his voice, the way he spoke, made her think of

and stepped aside, pulling out her phone. She

of clinic hours," Cedric

awake now. Blair's

paused. "Blair's with her? I didn't realize Little Nina and Blair were so

exactly how to

momentarily lost

Clarke, can you try to reach out to her dad? Let