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"This is Daddy!" she would say repeatedly, pointing to my image. "Daddy loves

you very

much!"

As Lily grew, Olivia continued to fill the void left by my absence. She never spoke

ill of me,

never let Lily see her disappointment or anger at my neglect.

I watched Olivia's tears of joy as Lily spoke her first word: "Mama." Any mother would have

been content with that achievement, but Olivia was determined that Lily would know her

father too.

She continued showing Lily my picture, teaching her to say "Daddy!" with tireless patience

until Lily finally learned the word.

"Daddy loves Lily very much," Olivia would explain gently, "but Daddy is very busy, so he hasn't

come back to accompany Lily."

Lily, a blank slate eager to please, would echo her mother's words: "Daddy loves Lily! Lily loves

Daddy!"

gifts, clothes, and toys for

our daughter,

gifts and

a silver

basic responsibilities as a father, yet Olivia

my image in Lily's eyes. Because of her

of me

surfaced-one I had almost forgotten. Lily, having just learned

Stone Residence Entrance one evening when I

as I arrived, her tiny legs

at me with bright eyes that mirrored

she had said softly, her arms raised in

in me. From then on, I

when I

coincidental-that Lily happened to be there when I arrived. But the surveillance revealed the

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hoping I

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me. I remembered beginning to return to Imperial Gardens not just for Olivia, but to spend time with Lily

Victoria returned with Emma.

Olivia, rekindling old feelings

Lily, I had wanted her to get along with Emma. I envisioned them as playmates, perhaps

I watched the footage of

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