Chapter 271

Malcolm loved her so much, loved their home to the core, and he had to come around.

As soon as school let out, Lizzie bolted home, determined to have a heart–to–heart with Malcolm.

But after a thorough search of the grocery store, Malcolm was nowhere to be seen. Reluctantly, Lizzie approached Gina, “Mom, where’s Dad?”

Gina, covering for a cashier who had called in sick, was ringing up customers at the front, “Your father’s gone on a supply run.” *

Supply run.

Always the supply runs.

A cold smirk flickered across Lizzie’s eyes.

“What do you need your father for?” Gina asked casually.

“It’s nothing,” Lizzie replied, shouldering her backpack and heading upstairs.

It was well past ten when Malcolm finally made it home.

Lizzie could instantly smell the perfume on him, “Dad, -need to talk to you. Can we go downstairs?”

Peeling off his coat with a chuckle, Malcolm said, “What’s so important that we have to talk downstairs?”

Though he played it cool, Malcolm followed Lizzie downstairs all the same.

evening was chilly, with gusts of cold

that your mom can’t

looked up at him, not beating around the bush, “It’s about you, Dad.

Malcolm’s expression darkened.

Lizzie said, pulling

a loss for words, caught in an affair by his own

is the reason. No wonder Lizzie has been acting

to me. You should be apologizing to Mom. She works her fingers to the bone every day for this family. She’s like a maid, always waiting on you. Do you think what you’re doing is fair to her?

Gina brought tears to Lizzie’s

Lizzie’s accusations, Malcolm panicked, his

wronged our family. Please don’t tell your mom, okay? I’ll cut ties with that woman

at him, searching his

vow, “I swear. If I’m lying,

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cared about her and Gina. “I’ll give you this one chance. I hope

“I’ll make it up to your mom, I promise.

I’ve done her wrong.”

truly seemed like a changed man. No more

was noticeably brighter than usual. Lizzie too,

week flew by swiftly.

It was Saturday.

had climbed from a chilly zero degrees to a

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