Petra held back the urge to cry and kept taking deep breaths. "What did you just say, my daughter?"
She could not believe her own ears.
In the end, she still failed to hold back tears and started tearing up.
She raised her hand to wipe her tears, but the more she wiped, the more tears started falling.
I felt a lump in my throat when I saw her cry. My mind was full of what Cassey had just said. 'You're not the only one who's been hurting this whole time.'
I was not the only one who was hurting. Petra and Grayson were also hurting.
Although I was the victim, as parents, what they experienced after hurting their own child was beyond excruciating pain.
Guilt would always be the most painful in this world.
I sniffled and said again, "Mom, did Dad go out?"
"He didn't." Petra was full of tears, but a smile remained on her face. She pointed behind me and said, "He went upstairs to change his clothes."
After saying that, she beckoned to Grayson. "Did you hear that, Grayson? Your daughter is asking you where you went."
She then lowered her head and started wiping her tears. The smile on the corners of her mouth could not be suppressed no matter what.
I turned around and looked at Grayson. He had changed into warmer pajamas and looked a little bloated. He stared at me with pink eyes. "I didn't go anywhere. Where can I go when you're at home?”
I felt like I could understand their feelings right now. When Munchkin first learned how to talk and called me ’Mommy’ for the first time, I was this excited as well. I had hugged and kissed him for a very long time, feeling like there was nothing in the world that was more delightful than this.
It just so happened that I had something I wanted to ask Grayson about, so I smiled and said, "I have questions about Grant Corporation to ask you, Dad."
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