I watched Kan stand up and place the bouquet by my bedside. His eyes were all red now, and he could not meet my eyes. “Our son is fine, Ariel.” He stressed the first word. “Your father has stepped into full-time care for him, and the nanny is almost having a mini-vacation with nothing to do.” Tears welled up in my eyes at the image. Maybe Oliver would have a better life than me after all, something I had always desperately hoped for. He would get to have a loving grandfather, even though I never got to experience my father. “Do you want to speak to him?” Kan asked, his back still turned to me. I wiped my eyes quickly. Oliver immediately starts shrieking anytime he thinks I am hurt. “I don't want him to see me like this,” I said, even though I knew it may take some time before I g

