My daughter became nothing more than their plaything.
Only now did I truly grasp how low Alice could sink; it was utterly despicable.
“Dad! Daddy!”
“Don’t hurt my dad. I’ll do anything you want.”
“I’ll give up anything; I just want my dad!”
She must’ve been having a terrible nightmare. Her words grew frantic, finally breaking into desperate sobs.
This foolish girl was bearing it all out of fear for me. She didn’t understand that few could actually hurt me.
Seeing my anger, the maid quickly stepped in to calm me. “Mr. Stewart, please don’t do anything rash. Those people are dangerous; you could get hurt. Now that you’re back, I can finally hand Tatiana over to you. That’s the only way I can honor the promise I made to you back then.”
I thanked her sincerely and assured her not to worry about the rest. I would handle everything from here on out.
There was no way for those people to get away with what they had done.
As I left the hospital room, I made arrangements for someone to guard the door. From now on, no one would lay a finger on my daughter again.
Then, I called to track down Alice.
Just as I suspected, she was vacationing with Stephen. Five days and four nights. Today marked day three.