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Sophie's grape-like eyes were filled with yearning then, and she turned to Tina as she stepped out. "Mommy, can I ask Daddy to give me piggyback rides next time he comes home? Just for a little while—I won't make him tired."She even held up her little hand to swear it.However, Tina knew that Henry would never agree to it and never answered, as if she was quickly coming up with a reason that would not hurt Sophie.Nevertheless, Sophie was just so mature.Seeing that Tina was silent, she promptly lowered her hand and said, "Mommy, Daddy is already very tired working hard to buy me presents. I won't make Daddy tired. I was just kidding… I don't really want piggybacks."Despite what she said, her reaction was honest—her eyes were still sneaking peeks at the child next door.She really wanted a piggyback ride.There was a lump in Henry's throat after watching the footage, and Sophie's words left him even more guilty.He should not have stood her up, but fortunately, he could make
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And once Sophie called him, he would find out where she was, and he would see her again.To avoid his phone line from being engaged, he had even blocked every other number for the day just so that Sophie's call would reach him right away.However, the citywide broadcast had started since this morning, and with the press and internet covering it, everyone in the city should know.So there was no way Sophie would be oblivious.However, his phone never rang.As more time passed, Henry's expression darkend.Sophie was a good girl—she would definitely call him when she saw this.The only explanation was that Tina had been stopping her.She did raise Sophie, and Sophie was as dependent as she was obedient, loving Tina very much in turn.If Tina stopped her, Sophie would listen and curb her impulse no matter how much she wanted it the other way.And Henry would not blame Sophie if she sided with Tina.But Tina… He had already done so much, so she should be feeling his sincerity t
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At the amusement park, Henry was waiting at the gates once he confirmed that Tina was bringing Sophie.There was no hiding the thrill and joy on his face—he was looking forward to this.He used to be prejudiced against Sophie and despised her, which was why he had gone through long periods of time without seeing her.He had thought nothing of it back then, but he then realized that he had wrongfully blamed Tina for what had happened five years ago and came to see that Sophie was not a rotten apple like he thought.His heart softened as he found that she had patiently spent months making him a cup.And after watching the footage of her over the last five years, his fatherly love was now up and running at full speed.He kept seeing moments of Sophie's cuteness and yearned to see her even more—to hug her, kiss her, and tell her that her daddy loved her too.As time passed, Henry kept checking his watch, feeling that time was so slow for the first time, with every minute feeling lik
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Pausing, Tina continued, "Before Rory returned, you were busy with work. When Rory returned, you were busy visiting her and had no time for Sophie."No, you weren't just busy—you couldn't even spare time to celebrate her birthday. But Sophie never blamed you, even asking me gingerly if she was a bad child, and if that was why you hated her and avoided her."I constantly made excuses for you because I didn't want her to be sad, saying that you were busy working and making money for our family."Sophie took it at face value and brought me her piggy bank that very night, telling me to give it to you to share your burden."She even told me to tell you that she didn't need toys or new clothes and could even skip her meals."She thought that if she saved money, you wouldn't be so burdened to make so much money and would have time to spend with her."She had no idea that her daddy's so rich that he wouldn't care for her piggy bank. He just didn't care to visit her."It's because you ne
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However, Henry had no idea what Tina was showing him—all he knew was that he would see Sophie again once he was done watching it.And so, he let Andy play it, while he kept his eyes on the giant LED screen of the amusement park.Once connected, the screen lit up, and Henry saw that it was the front gates of the amusement park.Unsure what Tina was up to, he was ready to turn and ask when he saw that tiny figure.It was Sophie, whom he yearned to see so much.She wore a white down jacket and a pink rabbit-ear hat while carrying a duck backpack.Her outfit made her pinkish cheeks especially adorable, and it was obvious that she was wearing her favorite clothes for the date with Henry.After reaching the amusement park, she quietly stood in a corner, her cheeks flushed with excitement as she kept staring at the gates.At that moment, Henry realized something and looked at the right corner of the screen, and he saw that the date and time of the footage was the day he stood Sophie u
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No! That was impossible!Henry promptly shook her head, rejecting the thought that Sophie was dead as soon as it occurred to him!There was no way she could be dead—she was a perfectly healthy child, so how could she die just from being stood up at the amusement park?!Right, that was impossible!Tina was just giving him crap for making Sophie wait alone at the amusement park for so long because she loved Sophie too much and was too upset with him for playing favorites with Rory! That was why she would say something like that!At that moment, Henry was too scared to think or delve further, even if his reasoning was as weak as it was illogical.It was instinctive denial—denying the possibility that Sophie was really dead.He was so scared that he refused to accept that reality, because that would mean his remorse had come too late.He had finally just realized how much he owed Sophie and had just started to understand that he was a father and was learning how to love Sophie.As
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Grabbing Tina's shoulders with his large hands, Henry's eyes were red as he cried, "What happened to Sophie? Why did she pass out? Why did she cough blood?"This time, Tina did not try to free herself from his grip, her eyes redder than Henry's as she held his gaze.After Madam Barnes found out that Sophie was dead, she knew that Henry would eventually find out anyway.So, when she saw the surprise Henry prepared for Sophie at the amusement park, she did not hesitate to tell him Sophie was dead in this fashion.Since he kept refusing to believe her, she would drive the point home in the way that would hurt him the most.She might be breaking her own heart, but she was breaking his too.It was always said that love that came too late was cheaper than dirt, and a father's love was no different.Even though she was shedding tears ever since the video started playing, it was only because her heart ached for Sophie—her eyes remained cold whenever she looked at Henry.Still, she had
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It was all true—Sophie was really sick and had kidney failure.Henry then remembered Sophie calling him, asking gingerly and tearfully, "Daddy, can you come visit me? I'm sick, and the injections hurt—""Don't lie like your mother." Henry had snapped coolly at her and hung up.He thought she was pretending to be sick just like before when Tina had asked her to.Now, he could not even imagine how hurt Sophie must have been.Rory had kidney failure too, but Henry was at her side during every injection.As for Sophie? Not even once.He had heartlessly rejected her the only time she mustered her courage to call him.He really had no right to call himself her father.He wobbled unsteadily even as the truths struck him one after the other."I didn't know that Sophie's really sick. I thought…"He tried to explain himself but could not just then.Now that he remembered, Tina had fired that maid, who was problematic in the first place.But now was not the time for that, nor the tim
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Early next morning, Henry headed to the graveyard again.His fever had just broken, and his head was bandaged, and his mind groggy.Tina had really gone all out when she threw that vase at his head.If it were not a vase but something hard, she would have killed him.The thought left his heart sinking.He paused for a moment in the car before alighting, picking up Sophie's favorite food and the dress she loved but never gave it to her.As he went up the stairs, each step hurt after kneeling for an entire night and swimming for two hours.After no more than a few steps, his foot wobbled."Watch out!" Linda cried, rushing over from behind and catching him.Seeing her, Henry frowned and asked in annoyance, "What are you doing here?"Yesterday, at the hospital, she had asked him which graveyard Sophie was buried in and said she wanted to visit.He knew that Linda was being kind, but he also knew that Tina was ready for murder whenever Linda was mentioned.If Tina were to know t
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"No. Tina already buried her."Henry rasped, his voice and heart aching at the very mention of it. "I'm Sophie's father, but I only found out yesterday… I feel so sorry for her!"The rim of his eyes reddened again.Yesterday, he had knelt before Sophie's grave, telling her sorry a million times.But what was the point? Sophie was never coming back, and he could not make amends!Linda watched as Henry grimaced in misery, sitting by his bed as he took his hand, her own eyes tearful as she consoled him, "You have to move on, Henry!"I know Sophie's death hurts, but she loved you so much—she definitely wouldn't want to see her daddy hurting wherever she is now, or she'll be sad.""No." Henry shook his head, tears welling up in his eyes. "She'll just blame me and resent me."They said that men did not cry, but that was only because they were not hit where it hurt.And Henry could not stop his tears even as Linda kept comforting him. "No way! Sophie would never blame or resent you.
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Sensing someone beside his bed, Henry turned before he knew it, thinking it was Tina.But it was Linda, and he felt disappointed for some reason.His movement woke Linda up, and she looked up in joy to see him up, choking with tears rolling all over her face. "You're awake! What happened to you, Henry? Why did you do this to yourself? Don't you know that seeing you hurt hurts me too?"Her eyes were red with concern, and seeing that he was silent, she reached out to touch his face. "Why aren't you saying anything? Are you in pain? I'll get the doctor!"She looked absolutely worried, and all she cared about was him.But just as she was about to turn and leave, Henry reached out and caught her wrist.Linda paused and turned toward him. "Henry?"Henry held her gaze and suddenly said, "Sophie's dead."Those words came out of nowhere.He was clearly probing Linda, and he was not sure himself why.He clearly trusted Linda—they were childhood friends, and she had been kind since she
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Tina stood behind her door, holding Sophie's bone and watching coolly as Henry lay on the floor, crimson blood flowed out of the cut on his forehead.It first started with trickles, but he was soon lying in a pool of his own blood.It was a gruesome sight, just like the way she found Sophie that day when she reached the amusement park.However, Tina also felt completely different emotions from that day.While she had been on the verge of a breakdown when she found Sophie, she now watched Henry indifferently, not helping him to his feet or calling for help.She simply stood there watching.-Downstairs, Andy was leaning against the car and smoking a cigarette as he watched Tina's floor.When the motion sensor lights turned off, he thought that Henry was coming down and snuffed his cigarette, throwing it into a nearby trash can.However, after waiting for a while but not seeing Henry, while the lights never turned on again, he realized in shock that something had gone wrong.Th
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Henry simply stared at the necklace, while Andy drove all the way to Tina's apartment in Maple Park.Henry then wobbled out of the car. His ankles were swollen and hurt after kneeling an entire night and being underwater for so long.Still, he made it outside Tina's door despite great difficulty and knocked.Tina could not sleep herself.She had hurt Henry by talking about Sophie's life, but it hurt her too.When she came home, she stayed in Sophie's room, hugged her photo, and cried the entire night.Hearing the knock on her door, she put down Sophie's photo and went to answer it.She found Henry standing outside, his face unusually pale and his eyes bloodshot, his expression weary.Stubble had grown out as he did not sleep the whole night, making him look especially listless.However, his appearance did not invoke any sympathy from Tina, and she snapped coolly, "You had the cheek to get up and leave?"He should kneel before Sophie's grave until he died!Andy, who had come
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The waters of deep winter chilled the bone, leaving Henry shuddering immediately as he dove under the pool.The freezing temperatures left his exposed skin reddened and stinging, but the cold did not discourage him.His guilt and self-blame only grew further, as he had thrown his already sickly daughter into the pool, leaving her in these icy waters for so long."It's alright, Sophie… Daddy's here. Daddy will take you home…"With that thought, Henry dived to the depths, searching with the rays of dawn that pierced into the depths.He looked around the surface and found nothing, so he began to claw into the mud, not caring about getting his hands dirty.Time passed.He was a great swimmer, but the mud went deep, and it was dim underneath.But he never gave up.Whenever he felt out of breath, he went to the surface to inhale deeply and dived down again."Mr. Barnes…"Andy stood anxiously by the pond, having picked up the coat Henry had thrown on the ground, watching worriedly
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After Linda vandalized Sophie's gravestone, the graveyard's security got her number, saying that they would keep an eye and tell her right away if anyone got near Sophie's grave.Tina tapped on the photo sent to her and saw that it was Henry kneeling in front of Sophie's grave.So, he managed to find Sophie's grave anyway…Still, it was inevitable once he set his mind to it.The only reason he never knew about Sophie's death was that he did not care and refused to spare the effort to look.She replied to the text: [Thank you, but don't worry about him. He's Sophie's father.]With that, she put away her phone—Henry owed Sophie that much anyway.-The security guards ignored Henry as Tina told them to, although they would find him still kneeling there during every patrol.In fact, he stayed there through the night, and he only got up when the sun rose the next day."Daddy will come by tomorrow again," he said as he touched Sophie's little face and wobbled out of the graveyard.
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The name was a sharp knife that stabbed viciously into Henry's heart, and his figure wobbled as if he could not take it.It took a long while for him to finally look up, his eyes red as he took Sophie's death certificate from Tina and saw the cause of death: kidney failure.His chest suddenly felt stuck and stuffy, suffocating him.Sophie was really dead.His daughter… dead!"Where's she buried?" he rasped.He wanted to see her anyway.On the other hand, Tina was endlessly indifferent even as she watched him hurt. "You have no right to visit Sophie. Don't bother her when she's resting in peace."A man who never stopped protecting Sophie's murderer certainly had no right! And with those words, Tina turned to leave.The only reason she came was because she did not want Madam Barnes to make this easy for Henry.She wanted to make him understand Sophie while making it very painful, so that it would hurt him.She had never bothered to hope for Henry to avenge Sophie, not when L
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It was all true—Sophie was really sick and had kidney failure.Henry then remembered Sophie calling him, asking gingerly and tearfully, "Daddy, can you come visit me? I'm sick, and the injections hurt—""Don't lie like your mother." Henry had snapped coolly at her and hung up.He thought she was pretending to be sick just like before when Tina had asked her to.Now, he could not even imagine how hurt Sophie must have been.Rory had kidney failure too, but Henry was at her side during every injection.As for Sophie? Not even once.He had heartlessly rejected her the only time she mustered her courage to call him.He really had no right to call himself her father.He wobbled unsteadily even as the truths struck him one after the other."I didn't know that Sophie's really sick. I thought…"He tried to explain himself but could not just then.Now that he remembered, Tina had fired that maid, who was problematic in the first place.But now was not the time for that, nor the tim
