Chapter 36

Daniella inhaled deeply as she sought solace from the small human being lying in her bed.

“Aj,” she cried out her daughter’s name, and then she lost control of her tears.

She sat with her daughter for hours, waiting for AJ to awaken. She desired to convey to her daughter the agony of witnessing the most valuable guy in her life kiss another woman. Daniella wanted to empty her heart of the weight of betrayal in order to go on, and she didn’t want to burden Lilian with her issues.

“Mama…”

Daniella smiled at her daughter and replied, “Hello, my love,” as soon as she heard Aj’s little voice.

“Are you hungry, Chuckie?”

Daniella agreed and walked over to their room’s mini-fridge to retrieve a box of her chocolate drink, which she handed to AJ. She was delighted that her kid was already familiar with the procedure for inserting the drinking straw into the box. <