Before Daniel could react, the alluring Eva sauntered in, holding my daughter Alice by the hand.Seeing that I was truly awake, the corner of her lips curved into a subtle, provocative smile.Who would have thought that the timid, desperate showgirl who had begged me for protection three years ago would now dare to be so brazen in front of me, his actual wife?Around her neck was the blood diamond necklace that Daniel had commissioned from a Parisian designer specifically for me.My daughter, Alice, glanced at me with the eyes of a stranger before hiding behind Eva, glaring.Her gaze was filled with unfamiliarity and fear, as if she were looking at a monster.Eva's smile was sickeningly sweet, her concern a complete facade."Sarah, dear, I knew you'd want to see Alice first thing, so I brought her right over.""But she's not a little girl anymore, not the same Alice from three years ago. You should respect her wishes.""Legally, she has the right to choose which parent she lives with."
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