The room fell silent as the weight of his words settled over everyone present.
Years earlier, Amanda had abandoned him in poverty to pursue wealth and status, leaving him behind without looking back. Now the past had returned in a way that no one could have predicted.
The child she had left behind had come back not with anger or revenge, but with the truth that destroyed everything she had built.
Amanda was taken away in handcuffs, and the doctor who had helped her cover up the plan was arrested soon after.
Justice came quickly, but it was not what stayed with Gregory.
That night, he sat beside Daisy’s bed in the hospital as treatment began to reverse the damage caused by the toxin. Hours passed slowly, each second stretching under the weight of uncertainty.
Then her voice broke the silence.
“Daddy,” she said softly, her tone clearer than it had been in months, “I can see again.”
Gregory felt everything inside him collapse as relief and emotion overwhelmed him, and he held her tightly as if he could protect her from everything that had already happened.