Chapter 42

"Daphne."

I stopped in my tracks when I heard my father calling me. I looked at him, and I saw him sitting alone on the sofa in our living room. He motioned for me to come near him, which I did.

I sat down on the sofa in front of him. When I looked at him, he frowned. He looks so pale! He also looks like he's having trouble breathing because I can see the rise and fall of his chest.

"Are you okay?" I asked. He shook his head, which made me worried.

"I'm not.. And I will never be okay." He sighed, and I saw his hands shaking.

"Dad, if you're not okay, then we should go—"

"Daphne." He called my name, so I stopped talking. "I'm a horrible person. I did many bad things. I have so many sins that make me not deserving of being your father."

I was stunned by what he said. This is the first time he spoke like this. I know that he is doing everything to take care of me. H