I saw Chloe again when I came back with Ellie to sell the house. Chloe was buried in a wheelchair, covered in old cotton clothes. Her eyes were sunken. “You're…” She raised her head with some difficulty, but her face lit up when she saw us. “Ellie, come here! It's Mommy! Didn't you love it whenever I hugged you?”Ellie stared at her outstretched arms and then glanced at me timidly.Chloe was never particularly good to our daughter. Once, I had to stay at the hospital for the night shift. Chloe had gotten drunk and demanded that Ellie take care of her when the girl had barely just learned to walk. Just like that, my baby girl had a cup of hot water spilled all over her legs. By the time I got home, the sun had come up, and Ellie had passed out after crying all night from the pain. I took one look at the blisters all over her legs and rushed her to the hospital in a panic.Meanwhile, Chloe was sound asleep on the couch. Even when she found out about what happened afterward, sh
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