Flames of Betrayal
Back home, Nicole was still reeling from the news of her father's absence, her tiny face creased with sorrow, tears clinging to her lashes, her cheeks flushed from crying.
She gripped my hand, her voice quivering with the brink of tears. "I want Daddy to be there for my birthday again..."
I gently pushed her damp bangs aside and pulled her onto my lap, correcting her softly, "We call him Mr. Hoffman now, Nicole. He's not Daddy anymore. How about we go home, would you like that?"
Nicole's voice cracked with the strain of crying. "Isn't this supposed to be my home?"
"This is Mr. Hoffman's place, not ours. Just a little longer, and I'll take you home, sweetheart."
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