THE MAFIA BOSS ATE ALONE EVERY NIGHT—UNTIL HIS MAID’S THREE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER TOOK THE EMPTY CHAIR AND WHISPERED, “I KNOW WHY YOUR LITTLE GIRL NEVER CAME HOME”
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Chapter 12 - My Wedding Day Was the First Time I Saw My Daughter Walk Toward Me Instead of Away From MeThe wedding was small.
Family.
Friends.
People who knew us before the headlines.
Emma wore a white dress.
Amara wore teal.
Grace cried through the entire ceremony.
Marcus pretended he had something in his eye.
When Sophia walked toward me, I forgot every speech I had prepared.
She smiled.
“You're nervous.”
“Terrified.”
“Good.”
“Why?”
“Means you care.”
I laughed.
When we exchanged vows, I promised her something simple.
“I'll never make you wonder whether you're loved.”
She cried.
Then it was Emma's turn to speak.
She walked to the microphone.
“My daddy used to eat alone.”
Everyone laughed.
I covered my face.
“But then I asked him if I could eat with him.”
She looked at me.
“And he said yes.”
The room became quiet.
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“That was the best yes he ever said.”
I couldn't hold back my tears.
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Chapter 13 - Years Later, Emma Asked Me Why I Had Ever Been Afraid to Sit Alone at That TableSeven years passed.
Chapter 14 - My Daughter Returned to the Mansion for the Last Time and Finally Understood Why Her Father Had Kept One Empty ChairEmma was sixteen when we visited the old mansion.
Chapter 15 - The Little Girl Who Asked to Eat With Me Saved a Lonely Mafia Boss—And Years Later, I Finally Understood What Her Empty Chair Had Given MeYears later, I still remembered that night.
