All this time, Rossie had been silent, listening to everything her father said, her chest feeling tight, weighed down by every word Henry uttered.

Finally, when the man fell silent, as if the conversation was over, Rossie burst into tears as she hugged her silent father, who stared back at her with a blank look.

It was truly shocking news for Rossie. How could it not be? All this time, she had assumed that she was just a girl from an ordinary father, or rather, that they were actually a poor ...