Chapter 156. Remember

Reese

The tears streamed from my eyes onto Riza's drawing paper in my grasp, soaking her watercolor artwork.

My sobs were relentless, and I struggled to catch my breath. My lips quivered as I silently screamed within.

Every memory flooded back to me.

How could I not when I gazed down at Riza's paintings? When I saw the words that she wrote.

These phrases, which I found myself reading repeatedly, drove me to the brink of madness. "I love you, mommy and daddy!"

A wave of panic surged within me, as if the car crash had just occurred anew.

My child. She was in pain.

My knees trembled as I rose, clutching the drawing papers in my hand, and rushed back to Enzo's room to retrieve my phone.

With unsteady fingers, I finally dialed Enzo's number.

Enzo. The man who rescued me from that bridge. The man I gave my all to after Troy cheated on me. The man I had missed dearly, to whom I had entrusted my heart and soul. The