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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!"

tightened as I watched Olivia buying gifts, clothes, and toys

to our daughter, telling her

the gifts and

like a silver

even the most basic responsibilities as a

Because of her daily

of me despite

had almost forgotten. Lily, having just learned to

the Stone Residence

beamed as I arrived, her tiny legs carrying her toward

looking up at

said softly, her arms

softened something in me. From then on, I

her presence when I visited Imperial

I arrived. But the

4/6

87. Painful

hoping I

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return to Imperial Gardens not just for Olivia, but to spend time

Victoria returned with Emma. Their hardships abroad

toward Olivia, rekindling old

to get along with Emma. I envisioned them as playmates, perhaps even

their first meeting had ended in disaster. I watched the footage

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