Chapter 11

In the end, they all returned separately, with Jocelyn staring aggrievedly at Chris’s face until they both entered their respective vehicles. It was just that the mother and daughter entered a taxi while Chris went to his expensive car. He stared at the cab leaving the amusement park and sighed.

He had wanted to give them a lift, but knowing Alice, he knew the woman would ignore him even if he said another word in front of her. He turned his car and drove to his house.

At this time, Alice and Jocelyn were sitting in the backseat of the taxi as the woman continued to stare out of the window without saying another word. She felt a tap on her shoulders, but she didn’t move. She knew what Jocelyn wanted, but she couldn’t give it to the girl no matter how much that little one urged.

“Mommy…” said the girl in a low voice, “Why can’t you give me a dad?”

Why?

Alice wanted to laugh, but she couldn’t. Even if she laughed, it would be a simple scoff directed towar