After the couple left, Adrian glanced down at the child by his leg and said coldly,

“If you miss her that much, go after her.”

Izzy looked up at her dad’s unhappy face. She quietly walked over to the door, closed it, and shook her little head as she said in a soft, grown-up voice, “I’m not going. Having you is enough for me.”

Adrian narrowed his eyes at her, “Sure didn’t seem like it. You looked pretty eager to run after ...