Chapter 1

As the shadows lengthened within the corridors of Harborview Hospital in Janctera City, the air in a particular room carried the antiseptic tang of cleanliness.

Sean Hamilton lay in his hospital bed, weakened by the steady drip of an IV. He turned his gaze to Nadine Scott, his mother, and whispered, “Mommy, I miss Daddy.”

Fever had flushed Sean’s cheeks, and his lips were pale and cracked.

Nadine responded with a gentle smile, her fingers tenderly caressing his forehead. “Sean, darling. Daddy is busy with work right now. But Mommy is here with you, okay?”

Nadine then moistened a cotton swab in warm water and delicately dabbed at Sean’s chapped lips.

But Sean’s insistence grew stronger. He shook his head, saying, “No! I want Daddy, I miss him. Mommy, can you please call Daddy and ask him to come?”

Tears welled in his eyes as he pleaded, and Nadine felt her resolve waver. Her heart wrenched knowing that tears would follow if she refused.

Nadine and Brad Hamilton had been married for five years, and for those five years, Brad had harbored nothing but hatred for her. His animosity even extended to Sean.

Even if she called, Brad wouldn’t come, and his absence would only deepen Sean’s disappointment.

But… Nadine couldn’t bring herself to deny Sean’s plea seeing his desperate eyes. Swallowing her own bitterness, she nodded. “Mommy will try, okay?”

Knowing full well Brad wouldn’t answer, Nadine still decided to try anyway. She couldn’t bear Sean’s hopeful gaze. Even if it meant humiliation, she wanted to fulfill his wish.

Sean’s eyes brightened as he watched her eagerly. Nadine steadied herself and mustered the courage to dial the number that she had memorized deep in her heart.

Even as she dialed Brad’s number, Nadine harbored no illusions about the outcome.

until

“Don’t you know Brad is with me now? Why are you

blood ran cold as she recognized Jean Sawyer, Brad’s first love. Her face turned ashen as if doused with icy

to Brad as repayment for her favor toward the Hamilton family. But Brad never loved her. Even at their most intimate moments in bed, he called Jean’s

her fingers. Unable to bear the pain of hearing Jean’s voice, Nadine ended the call abruptly, her face drained

she found him eagerly waiting for Brad’s response. “What did Daddy

for words. She didn’t know how she should answer Sean. Should she shatter his innocence by telling him the truth that

to pacify Sean. She bit her lower

feverish and weak, frowned when she didn’t answer

sick, so he desperately wanted

and the metallic taste of blood filled her mouth. However, she still didn’t know

excuse, “Sweetie, Daddy’s busy, he

fever patch. “Mommy, I miss Daddy. It’s okay if he can’t come. I just want to hear his voice,”

If she had known it would come to this, she would never have married Brad, no matter how much the Hamilton family

no cure

him and didn’t try to

and just looked at her with wide, hopeful eyes.

clenched her teeth to hold back her tears as she made another attempt to call Brad. She put it on speaker, praying that no one would

long as the call went unanswered, Sean would

have thought—the call connected on the second

distant and indifferent. “What is

Nadine’s silence, Brad’s impatience grew. “Say

listened to the disdain in his voice and was completely at a loss for words. She wanted to hang up, but she didn’t want to

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