A Deliberate Act

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Daniella arrived back into the house and headed straight for the stairs and then to her parents’ bedroom. Upon getting there, she saw that her mother’s body was now tucked under the bed covers and serenity on her face as she slept so peacefully. But, the placid and lovely movement her father was doing to her mother made her heart constricted in pain. Liam was caressing Jessica’s hand in his without shifting his gaze from her face. Seeing this gesture, Daniella clenched her dress in her grasp tightly, as if she wanted to rip it off her body. She couldn’t fight the welling of jealousy in her heart at that moment. “You can go back to work now, Dad. I’ll take care of her,” she enunciated in a soft voice. After battling to bring her temper under control for a few minutes, which she succ

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