My dad went to see Alice even though he was busy until late at night.
With a band-aid on her face, Alice was reading on the sofa.
She limped over and said, "Daddy David, you're here!"
Her face was pale and with dark shadows under her eyes, she looked pathetic.
My dad gently touched her head and said, "Why don't you rest? You must be very tired today."
She nodded, took my father's hand, and said excitedly, "Dad David, it's the best gift you've bought with me. My teacher likes it very much!"
"That's good!" My dad smiled and helped her back to the sofa.
He carefully asked her about the details of the banquet, from the people to the dishes she ate and the juice she drank.
I had never seen him like this before and was a little sad.
Alice suddenly changed the topic and asked, "Where's Joyce?"
"I called her today, but no one answered."
She frowned slightly and looked particularly sincere.
Such a bitch made me feel scared even if I became a soul.
She called me to the warehouse in the suburbs. She tilted her head and said, "Joyce is very strong, so you must be ruthless!"
She suggested they torture me for a while longer and said it would be boring if they dealt with it too quickly.
The more my dad doted on her, the more he hated me. "Let's not talk about her. She's annoying!"
I floated to the side and noticed the fierceness in Alice's eyes.
She was not simple at all but was cruel and heartless.
I should have confirmed it when my mother passed away.
That year, I was a freshman in college.
My dad was very busy with work and often went on missions.
My mom was a university teacher and had a lot of free time. She was planning to celebrate my getting into college.
But my dad called and said that Alice was ill. There was no need to celebrate being admitted to college. He asked my mom to take care of Alice first.
I didn't want to. Alice was a girl sponsored by my parents, not their biological daughter.
There were doctors in the orphanage where Alice lived.
My mom comforted me. She told me to go home first and she would be back as soon as possible. We could celebrate later.
I waited at home for the whole night but neither of them came back.
Later, I found out that Alice caught a cold. She wouldn't let go of my mom and my dad accompanied her after work.