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Chapter 9 - we are not Daddy's children

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In the taxi, Delya was still sobbing on Elena's lap. Her small hands squeezed the hem of her mother's dress, her face full of confusion.

"Mommy... I want Daddy..." she whined softly, her voice trembling.

Elena took a deep breath, her hand gently stroking her youngest daughter's hair. "Honey, Daddy is busy."

"But why did Daddy say he wasn't our father?" Olivia, sitting next to Elena, looked down, her eyes glazed over. "Are we not his children anymore?"

Katty chimed in, her voice more angry than sad. "Daddy is bad! Why is he so cruel to us? He even pushed Delya down!"

Delya sobbed again, her face pressed against Elena's chest. "Delya loves Daddy... Why doesn't Daddy love Delya?"

Tamara, who was sitting in the front, could only clench her hands into fists, her eyes glazed over as she saw the three children so hurt. She wanted to speak, but knew it wasn't her place.

Elena let out a long sigh. It broke her heart to see her daughters so sad, but she didn't want them to hate th
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