My Family Regret When They Lose Me Chapter 07
“She won’t answer my calls. Maybe she’ll answer yours.”
He was clutching at his last shred of hope.
He refused to believe I could let go of Chloe, too.
Chloe nodded and ran to the entryway cabinet to get her watch.
At that moment, Marco’s phone rang.
The caller ID showed my father.
He answered, and before he could speak, my father said, “Marco, we have a problem. Beatrice might know everything.”
Marco’s voice tightened.
“What do you mean?”
“I just checked the door camera. That day, while you were all talking in the living room, she was standing outside the whole time.”
“The footage is crystal clear. She stood there for a long time, crying.”
Marco’s hand slowly dropped to his side, the phone still pressed to his ear.
Just then, Chloe came running back with her watch, her little face red from crying.
“Daddy, it won’t go through. She won’t answer me.”
That night, Marco barely slept.
He held Chloe as she cried herself to sleep, coaxing her for most of the night.
After laying her on the bed, he pressed at his throbbing temples and walked out into the living room. His phone lit up.
It was a message from Sofia.
“Marco, get some rest after you settle Chloe. Mom and I will come help you tomorrow morning.”
“Don’t be scared. No matter what happens, I’ll be with you.”
Marco stared at the message, and for a brief instant, a thought flashed through his mind.
If Beatrice really wasn’t coming back, being with Sofia wouldn’t be so bad.
The thought lasted only a few seconds before he pushed it away.
He had never truly pictured a life without me.
At least, that was what he still believed then.