Sadie frowned at Esmond, who looked like a rough old man, with dissatisfaction.

You're my dad? You were the one who used to beat and scold my mom after I was born?" She smiled disdainfully.

Esmond did not refute her accusation.

"My temper wasn't the greatest back then.

I was young and didn't have a job, so I vented my frustrations on your mom.

That was my fault.

But I've changed, Sadie.

Now, come and let me take a look at you.

I haven't seen you since you were eight years old.

you well

to not even contact me once." Sadie

would not have been able to live a peaceful life at the Russells' place all these years if her mother had

find Esmond that day

us instead? Though, it's understandable that you didn't come

dad all these years, and I never want to go back to living in that stinking ditch." Esmond's expression darkened when he heard Sadie referring to Vince as her father, but

real dad, regardless of what you call anyone else," he said

Sadie blinked.

alive if

Mom and I lived after you left?" Esmond, feeling guilty about the past, responded, "The

because I had

your

thought I'd go out to make a living for a year and then come back, to improve our

several years before I earned enough money

you

what brings you to your father today? Is it because you don't have enough money? Is it because that old man refuses to spend money on you and your mom already?" Esmond smiled

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