Lynne's POV:
It had been ten long years since my father last acknowledged my existence. Not once had he reached out to David to ask about me. Did he even care if his daughter was still alive?
No. The answer was clear—he didn't.
Ten years ago, after the car accident that claimed my mother's life, I was bedridden, recovering at David's house. While I was grieving, he was already remarrying.
His new marriage seemed far more important than my mother's death or my survival.
Such a father wasn't worth longing for—only heartbreak lingered in his place.
But I had never connected Shirley to him before. Could it be that she was the stepdaughter brought into Rainer's life by his second wife?
"Willy..." My voice faltered, the words heavy on my tongue.
Sensing my unease, Willy wrapped an arm ar
