lit like this. Wait there, I'm telling my grand

l, Old Mrs. Hart didn't waste

before he answered, and Old Mrs. Ha

ut there? You bullying Stella again? She's talking divo

n his grandma's voice came blaring from the phone-lo

twitched, those wide innocent

back, whispering comfort to calm her dow

and sighed. "Grandma, please calm do

bad she's done with you. Sophie's out of the country for treatment, and you're stil

liked that scheming Isabelle anyway. In her eyes, the woma

noyed, but he held bac

treatment too. And there's really nothing going on between me

going o

he bit down so hard on her lip that it almost bled. The plate she was holding slipped fro

harshly through

ight now. Apologize properly, fix this mess. If she gets hur

out and clearly reluctant, but he had no

. I got it. I'll

hung up, his

other, playing the victim and spinning th

a-always thro

sheet music and shouted about divo

to get a reaction ou

over to his side and looked up with

don't

e angel like that? Some of the ten

hie-his Sophie was just as adorab

o go out for a bit. Listen to your mom while I'm gone, and I'll be back soon."Olivia

g his coat. Before he lef

out. Take car

uddenly popped into Isabelle's mind. She crouched do

's love. Daddy used to be able to play with you, tell you stories... but now

ontinued, "So, maybe don't clin

e mouth pouted

want her to take D

a into her arms and g

've got to work hard to make Daddy stay. Otherwise, S

welled up in her eyes. Just thinking abo

belle's sleeve, voi

Daddy to leave, I wan

e cried harder and harder, even struggling

ped her tears and

sweet and sensible, Daddy will like you mo

odded, her little f

around. She couldn't l

loves me, what about Sophi

e what she was hearing. How could this kid stil

't forget-Stella tried to hurt you. The

rowning as he turned on t

ma to complain. Unbelievable. No

ing to have a word w

ulled up in front of the

oom, Old Mrs. Hart shot up from her sea

aying at Isabelle's? That's disgraceful! You've thro

ed cold, his voice

sabelle back then. You know e

e slammed her hand on the table so hard the teacup

g that up again! I

n, cutting in before the

lly nothing to argue about. If you want, yo