"Why are you so nosy? How can you be so cruel?"
Rachel covered her reddened cheek as tears streamed down her face. She stared in disbelief and said, "How dare you hit me? Our daughter and I have waited for you at home all these years while you've been by her side! Now that we've finally built a life and left our hometown for Belrun, this is how you treat me! That's it! I'm taking June with me!"
Nathan, overcome with anger, snapped, "Then leave! Don't bother me anymore."
Rachel walked away with June without a backward glance. Nathan didn't chase after them—he turned to try to speak to me, but I cut him off. "It's nighttime. Go after them now, or you'll regret it if anything happens," I reminded him.
"Kiara, please…"
"Just go."
Nathan had wronged not just me, but also Rachel and their
