Chapter 11 - The Man Who Once Called Me Barren Sat Beside His Daughter's Crib and Finally Admitted What He Had DoneRyan met Emma for the first time on a rainy Sunday.
He stood beside the crib.
He didn't touch her.
He simply watched.
Then Emma opened her eyes.
Ryan began crying.
“I missed everything.”
I said nothing.
“I should have been there.”
“Yes.”
“I was cruel to you.”
“Yes.”
“I believed them.”
“Yes.”
He swallowed.
“I don't expect forgiveness.”
That was when I knew he had finally changed.
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Because the old Ryan would have demanded it.
The new Ryan simply accepted that he might never receive it.
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