Ch 18
Madeline POV
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In Chicago
~one week later~
I quickly pay the cab, as I end the call
It's just been one day away from home, and Stevie is literally crying every second I'm on the phone with her.
She is unable to understand that I'm working.
Since mom left, she fears of being abandoned.
I wish I could have got her along with me.
A new place could have made a difference for her.
But Howie was home, he insisted that he knows how to take care of things at home, especially his daughter and that he didn't need any of my suggestions.
So, I had no other say.
I mean, it would have never mattered.
The good part is, he treats Stevie alright.
When I look at him smile at her, a part of me wonders why he treats me differently.
Maybe because I let him down in the past, or may
