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2024-10-29 19:42:56"Did I do something wrong mum?" Isabel cautiously asked, sitting up in alarm. Her mother rarely called her by her full name, mostly, only when she had done something bad, so you can imagine how she felt... especially when she couldn't remember doing anything her mother wouldn't like.
"Oh honey, no no. You haven't." Louisa said, taking the young teen's hands in hers."This time, I'm the one at fault here. I did something I'm not proud of, I lied to you... and now I want to tell you the truth. You definitely deserve that much Isa.""What is it mum? You're scaring me. Tell me what it is already." The child said, slightly agitated.Louisa sighed. "I lied about not knowing your father Isabel." She felt her heart break when her daughter pulled her hand away from hers, slowly shaking her in confusion."Why would you lie mum?" She asked, trying desperately to understand. "You said you didn't know who he was."Louisa tried to reach out for her child, but IsabelRelated chapters
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