Her Father Forced Her to Marry a Widowed Man in the Mountains — But She Never Expected to Find a Place She Could Truly Call Home

smaller than she remembered. The hardness in his face had faded, leaving an old man with regrets he could no longer hide.

“I was cruel to you,” he admitted.

Ellie sat quietly beside his bed.

“Yes,” she said.

“I thought I was giving you a future.”

“You were trying to get rid of a burden,” she replied gently.

Tears filled his eyes.

“I’m sorry.”

Ellie looked continue reading …