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26. FATHER MEETS CHILD... OFFICIALLY
The concert had ended, and everyone was outside... socialising, with some parents and families trying to console their children who didn't manage to win a prize, others taking pictures to celebrate their ward's success.
Isabel had managed to bag the third prize but for some reason, the atmosphere was quite tense and awkward.Of course, it hadn't been like that in the beginning.First, she had run into her mother and grandmother's arms to show off her beautiful trophy and wrapped present...Then she had proceeded to Naa Larley and Mike who had ruffled her hair while his wife had hugged her in turn, wishing her congratulations,but when she got to her father, the poor girl didn't know what to do, so she just stood there,frozen.William was hurt at his daughter's acknowledgement of the others and her confusion on how to react around him but he took it all in good faith...He was the one who had let her live without him after all, so as much as iRelated chapters
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