ARIANA Dad was sitting in his wheelchair, holding the document I just handed him. I didn’t rush into this decision. I made sure to check with the doctor if he was feeling better. If he wasn’t, I wouldn’t have risked it. "Ariana, what is this?" Dad asked, lifting the document in his hand. He couldn't see, so he had no clue what it was unless I told him directly. His gaze was straight ahead. He didn’t know I was standing beside him, so he held the document forward like I was in front of him. “Dad... I’m sorry. Those are the company shares you gave me. I’m giving them all back to you. I didn’t take a single one.” Dad looked shocked. He reached out, trying to find me, but I had no intention of moving closer. I shifted my gaze away from him because I didn’t want to cry at a moment like

