Chapter 24

"Stella, I know I messed up before, but Sophie was my daughter too. You can't just take away my right to see her." Charles's voice was hoarse, a bit softer than usual. The moment Stella heard him, her blood boiled. Her eyes snapped open, sharp and cold. "Oh, now Sophie's your daughter?" What a freaking joke. Back when Sophie was sick, she had practically begged him on her knees to help their little girl. But what did he do? He ditched them to celebrate his precious Olivia's birthday. He even donated a piece of his liver to Olivia so she wouldn't need so many meds and injections. But when it came to donating bone marrow to Sophie? Nope. Not a chance. And now he's showing up pretending to be some remorseful dad? As if she could ever forget that. "Get out!" The more she thought about it, the more her chest hurt. She couldn't stand to look at him, let alone say another word. Her eyes blurred with tears. Charles pressed his tongue against his cheek, jaw tense, trying to hold back his rising