Chapter 4: A Father’s Promise
Chapter 4: A Father’s Promise
The legal process moved quickly.
The evidence was overwhelming.
The financial records.
The hidden recordings.
The witnesses.
Everything proved that Jimena had neglected the girls and misused the money meant for their care.
But the hardest part for Alejandro wasn’t the court.
It was rebuilding his daughters’ trust.
For weeks, he stayed by their side.
He cooked breakfast.
He read bedtime stories.
He took them to school.
He answered every question they were brave enough to ask.
One night, Valeria looked at him.
“Daddy… were you really coming back for us?”
Alejandro’s eyes filled with tears.
“Every single day.”
“But Jimena said you forgot about us.”
He held her hand.
“I was working because I wanted to give you a better life. But I made a mistake.”
“What mistake?”
“I thought sending money was enough. I forgot that children don’t only need things.”
He paused.
“They need love. They need someone beside them.”
The four girls hugged him.
For the first time in months, they smiled without fear.
Alejandro realized something important.
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He couldn’t change the past.
But he could protect their future.
