All Chapters of Expired Expectation: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Isaiah went back to Juno's. When he was about to enter the house, he heard Emmie calling someone.“My Daddy loves me, I just need to put on a sad face and he’ll do anything!” she boasted.“Even when I almost killed Coco by locking her in the closet, he didn’t even get angry at me! What is there to worry about? Wait till I move into the house, I’ll throw a party for everyone!”Then came Juno’s voice, “Emmie, make sure you remember to tell Isaiah what you did to Coco was an accident, alright? He’s always seen you as a sweet and innocent girl, make sure it stays that way.”“I got it, Mommy. Go on and get changed. I hope you get pregnant with Daddy’s baby as soon as possible!”Isaiah was crushed by the conversation he overheard.When he opened the door, he found Juno dressed in a skimpy, white nightgown. “Isaiah, I’m sorry for being jealous and ruining your business deal. Here, I made some steak for you.”While she was speaking, she made a point of stretching out her legs and graz

A week later, news of Coco’s funeral, which Isaiah coordinated, became the top item on the trending chart.Astrid, who was a world away in Falo, saw the news.She did not bother to click on the post and swiped past it.Both she and Coco were done with him. There was no reason to care about such news.What she was most concerned about was Coco's follow-up treatment for her lungs.She had a case of pneumonia, which worsened after she had been locked in a closet for hours. When they were on the plane, she experienced difficulty breathing not just once but twice.With that in mind, Astrid took Coco to the best hospital in Falo for their treatment program as soon as she got off the plane.Thanks to the help of her best friend's brother, Jerome Hanley, she managed to secure an appointment with the doctor who was the leading authority on respiratory issues. He attended to Coco and managed to stabilize her condition.After having gone through repeated bouts of illnesses, Coco did n

Isaiah responded by tightening his embrace around Coco. “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have let Juno and Emmie accuse you of being a thief that day you got hurt at the kindergarten. “I shouldn't have gotten you to give up your lead dancer position. It was all my fault. Please give me a chance to make things right!“I will do my best to learn to become a good father for you!”“Isaiah, let go of Coco!” Astrid stepped forward and pulled Isaiah away before stating sharply, “I sent you the divorce agreement four years back. It clearly states that I have full custody of Coco."You have no right to hug her!”“I never signed the divorce agreement, so it was never officially sanctioned!” Isaiah fixed a piercing look at her. “You are still my wife, and Coco is my daughter. Everyone in Lovatia knows that!”“Everyone?" Astrid sneered. “Have you forgotten you dropped two million dollars on a diamond ring to propose to Juno? You spoiled Juno’s daughter rotten!“And now you turn around to tell

Isaiah pried away Juno’s hands. “How dare you demand five million dollars in compensation?“You’re acting as if Emmie wasn’t the one who has been picking on Coco!”Juno did not expect Isaiah to defend Coco of all people. Her eyes became reddened, and she whimpered meekly, “Emmie was only four years old at the time. She wouldn’t have known.“It was a mistake. She didn’t mean any harm by it. Why would you blame her?“She is depressed! Shouldn’t Astrid take responsibility for that?”“My daughter was in the ICU because of a respiratory failure. What do you mean Emmie didn’t mean any harm?” Astrid's expression was icy. “Unless your definition of causing harm is only if my child dies, then I have no more rebuttal.“Let's go, Coco.”“Wait, don’t go!”Emmie coughed violently and suddenly stood before Coco. “I'm sorry, Coco. I forgot to leave the closet door open at the time. That’s how you got trapped inside there for so long.“I’ll give you my piggy bank savings, would you please

“Ms. Clayborne, I'll kill myself if you expel me. I’m serious!” Emmie said as she hoisted herself to the edge of the window and began to weep. “You were the one who said that good children should apologize for their mistakes and learn from them! I already apologized to Coco at the amusement park yesterday!“Why do you and everyone else still hate me? Why do you push me away?”“Emmie, get down from there! It’s dangerous!” Juno was frightened. “Ms. Clayborne, please give my daughter a chance. She’ll prove that she has learned from her mistake, and give her a reason to live!“Ever since she started taking dancing lessons with you, her depressive symptoms have started to improve! If you expel her, she’s going to lose the will to live!”Janice hesitated for a few seconds and relented, “Fine, but this is the last chance!”“Emmie, Ms. Clayborne has agreed not to expel you! Come on, give Mommy your hand!” Juno pleaded as she ran to drag Emmie from the ledge. Then she hugged her tigh