Zachary squinted, his face filled with melancholy as helplessness washed over him.

Sasha picked up a photograph of herself with Chris and placed it next to her pillow. She looked at Zachary, her smile radiating happiness. "One day, I'll make this man lie next to me for real!"

"Sasha!"

"You'll give me your blessing, won't you?" she asked.

Zachary gazed at her for a moment, and the light in his eyes gradually dimmed.

"You should give me your blessing if you treat me like your own daughter!" she pressed on.

He sighed. "If you were truly my daughter, I'd never harm a hair on your head..."

"What?"

His words were mumbled, making it hard for her to hear clearly. She looked at him, perplexed.

over and affectionately patted her head, a reminiscent look in his eyes. At that moment, he recalled the time

forehead, and had asked with a

disappointment toward Sasha slowly faded from his eyes, replaced by boundless

her mistakes or her eccentricities, he would stand

did you say,

you'll always be

and smugly.

me become the only

and Chris visited the

a conclusion in their previous discussion. Lena had pondered it for a while. She hadn't seen Lina in the hospital

closely resembles you, how could Pammy mistake her for you when you're so

contemplated this. "Is there a

is one of the shareholders. I've asked

accompanied him up to the

It was a Sunday, no school, and a precious day off. Instead of playing outdoors like typical kids, he chose

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