Chapter 186-Father’s failure

The dim light of the desk lamp cast long shadows across the large, dark office. Taylor sat in his leather chair, leaning back as he stared at a photograph in his hand. It was a picture of Aurora, the daughter he had seen just once—lying unconscious in a hospital bed. The photo had been sent to him by his connections, but it didn’t do justice to seeing her in person.

Her soft features, so much like her mother’s, haunted him. He had traced her face with his ...