Chapter 220

For seven years she tried to give Danish both mother’s love and father’s love. She worked hard, she comforted him, she played with him. But there was always a small empty space in him. She saw it when he looked at other kids with their fathers during school events. He never asked her about his father, but Lily knew he silently wished for one. That was another reason she came back. She took away seven years of fatherly love from him, and she knew she couldn’t take more. They entered the lobby. The guards bowed to David, not Lily, because David’s presence was too strong to ignore. He didn’t even blink as he walked to the elevator. Lily followed him, feeling her heart tighten the closer they got to the lift. Inside the elevator she pressed her floor button. The doors closed. They stood in silence. Only the soft sound of the elevator rising filled the air. David didn’t look at her directly. But Lily could see his eyes on her through the reflection in the elevator door. His stare was sharp