Chapter 17

Jane

I held his shirt tightly as l sobbed in his arms. My heart was hurting. I was feeling terrible. I wished to wake up from this terrible nightmare.

The man l loved and adored my entire life was the same man who made Ferracco's life a living hell. How was l going to face Ferracco now!

I removed the arms of the man who claimed to be my father around me.

"These are words Ferracco wanted to tell you but he couldn't," the older man said as he clasped my hands in his battered ones.

Ferracco!

My eyes laid on him across the room. Our eyes locked. There were tears glistening in his eyes. I felt my eyes began to water again glancing at his face. I quickly looked away.

"Forgive me for not being there for you. Alice and l wanted to protect you," he pleaded.

Hurt crawled in my chest. Excuses! Excuses! Excuses!

I removed his hands from me suddenly feeling revulsion for the old man. I shot out of my seat and glared at him with swollen eyes.