“I want to see my daughter, Kateryna,” Adam says, with a barely perceptible, distinctive accent, and looks at me openly.
A smooth wedding band sits on his right hand’s ring finger. Not that one. A new
— I don’t think it’s a good idea, — I answer without hesitation and with pride. — You shouldn’t start a conversation.
We exchange prickly looks.
It’s been a little over three years since our last meeting, and nothing in the appearance of my ex-husband has changed. Only now I know: behind the mask of an attractive man and his restrained nobility hides a vile traitor.
— It’s a pity you don’t want to do things the right way. I’m Liana’s father. And I’ll always remain the one who heard her first cry and cut the umbilical cord.
— You’ll forever remain the one who easily traded her for other people’s children,” I conclude the pointless conversation. — You won’t see my daughter. That’s it. End of discussion!
Family saga — secrets, quarrels, reconciliations
One-volume edition, HE
Very emotional