Chapter 21. The Rejection

It took three days for her father to wake up and when he did, he was paralyzed from the waist down, and he did not even remember her name until she told him.

Delilah had been taking care of him, giving him food, helping him into the tub, and fetching him clothes. Though he did not know exactly who she was, he was comfortable with her. He called her an angel sent to his side by the goddess. It was heartbreaking, but Delilah thought it was better this way.

If he remembered everything, he probably wouldn’t want to call her his daughter, much less an angel anyway. If he remembered everything, he’d probably hate her because all of this was caused by her greed.

Her hand trembled as she brought the spoon of rice to his lips. She was leaving tonight, this was the last time he’d ever see her. Even if she wanted to, she couldn’t return.

Jeovanni told her he’d kill her if she did, he also promised to completely tear the bond between them to pieces before her departure t