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.

persistently until it was unexpectedly

familiar yet unwelcomed, cut through the line. “Don’t you know Brad is with me now?

as she recognized Jean Sawyer, Brad’s first love. Her face turned ashen as if

repayment for her favor toward the Hamilton family. But Brad never loved her. Even at their most

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

waiting for Brad’s response. “What

she should answer Sean. Should she shatter his innocence by telling him the

suitable excuse to pacify Sean. She bit

she didn’t answer him. “Mommy, did you not

was sick, so he desperately wanted Brad by his

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

end, she offered a flimsy excuse, “Sweetie, Daddy’s busy, he might not have

wasn’t fooled. He tried to sit up, reaching to remove his fever patch. “Mommy, I miss Daddy. It’s okay if he can’t come. I

come to this, she would never have

cure

didn’t try to remove the fever patch

with wide,

her teeth to hold back her tears as she made another attempt

call went unanswered, Sean would eventually give up and stop asking

who would have thought—the call

Brad’s cold voice was distant and indifferent.

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

completely at a loss for words. She wanted

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