Chapter 29: Daddy is Good

Rebecca stood at the door of the ward, looking at her with their heads tilted, shining with a glimmer of hope in her eyes. Matilda pressed her lips, feeling herself cruel. No mother could have been so cruel to leave her children and lived a happy life, without caring what the children thought and whether they missed her or not. She stepped forward to hug Rebecca and said in a low voice, “I am sorry.” Like a little adult, Rebecca touched Matilda's hair and comforted her. “Mommy, I am...