Chapter 142. Everything

Her eyes filled with tears again.

“I had spent all those years living in agony, mourning the death of my daughter and her family. At first, I thought she had simply forgotten about me. But when years passed, I started making inquiries.”

She paused, swallowing painfully.

“And then I was told their bodies had been found by the police.”

My chest tightened as her voice broke.

"She was my only child. Losing her nearly gave me a stroke.I didn't know you had survived

She looked at me, tears streaming freely now.

“But when that young man finally came and told me that you were alive, it felt like someone had given me a second chance at hope.”

A trembling smile touched her lips.

I reached for her hand.

She squeezed mine tightly.

“Even though I told him I could never forgive him, he kept coming back.”

She shook her head slowly.

“He would stand outside my house for hours. Sometimes in the rain. Sometimes under the scorching