Chapter 101: She Is Sad

If it was not for this accident, Clement might have buried it for a lifetime. He was doing all this for Victoria and Cathryn.

It was in the 90s, but in their small city, people were less open-minded. Not just Victoria would be sad, if the family knew that Cathryn was not their child, she wouldn't be treated as well either.

The couple was visiting different schools at the time. Victoria was farther from her parents' house, and when it happened, her husband was the first to arrive. He saw Cathryn at the door of the emergency room, sitting on the ground and crying helplessly. And when she looked up to see him, the fear and estranged look struck him like a knife in his heart.

He went to hold her in his arms, and Cathryn cringed and hesitated for a long while before she hugged him back. That was a hug of helplessness and fright from the 10-year-old girl like she was trying to grab a straw on a riverbank as she was drowning.