She
wiped her cheeks.
“And you don’t know how many times I wanted to call you.”
Daniel’s throat tightened.
“Why didn’t you?”
Emily gave a painful laugh.
“Because I remembered your face the night you threw me out.”
He looked away.
“I remember it, too.”
“Do you? Because I remember every word.”
She looked directly at him.
“You told me I had been useful when you were building your business, but now I was nothing more than a burden.”
Daniel closed his eyes.
“And then you said something I have never forgotten.”
He waited.
Emily’s voice dropped to a whisper.
“You said, ‘If you walk out that door, don’t ever come back expecting anything from me.’”Browse Reference
Daniel felt the blood drain from his face.
“I was angry.”
“So was I. But I was pregnant, Daniel. I was frightened, and I had nowhere to go. I still hoped you would stop me.”
