2 I thought back to last night , when Howard had wrapped his arm around me . " Darling . " he'd murmured , " haven t you always wanted a daughter ? A dear friend of mine in Europe passed away , leaving his only daughter all alone . She's coming back to the States . Why don't we adopt her ? She could live with us , be the daughter you never had . " My sons , Adrian and Jack , had been there too , chiming in enthusiastically . " Yeah , Mom ! Her name is Sienna . She's amazing with adults . You'll love her . " Ha . Oh , yes . Wonderful . The three most important men in my life were conspiring to stab me in the back . No wonder my eldest son , Adrian , had stormed home this morning and had a vicious fight with Olivia , grabb ing her by the throat , his eyes bloodshot . " Sienna went missing right after her plane landed ! Did you have her kidnapped ? " I'd rushed in , telling him to let go , asking if there had been some misunderstanding . But Howard had pulled me aside , his anger even greater than our son's . " What misunderstanding could there be ? Olivia , tell us right now ! Where did you take Sienna ? " Chapter 1 12:46 It all made sense now . Of course Howard was more frantic than his own son . Sienna was the daughter of his one true love . A flood of memories washed over me . I remembered a conversation between Adrian and Jack when they were five , " Daddy , can Sienna's mommy be our mommy ? " " I really want Sienna's mommy to be our mommy . " " Then Sienna could be our sister and live with us ! " " We want to play with Sienna and protect her forever . " I had asked them then , " Who's Sienna ? " I remembered Howard's stern face as he reprimanded them . " Don't talk nonsense ! " Then he'd turned to me , his voice strained . " Just the daughter of a friend from abroad . She's adorable , and these two rascals took one look and are already fighting over who gets to be her big brother . " I had ignored how his eyes darted away , how his voice was laced with guilt . How utterly laughable . I had sacrificed my career , my ambitions , everything , for these three men . And this was how they repaid me ? I felt as if all the strength had been drained from my body . I swayed on my feet . I looked at my two daughters -in - law , who saw the world with such brutal clarity . When your man loves you , you shop . When he doesn't , you pack your bags and go . In that moment , I felt like the biggest fool in the world . Fearing they would think I was too old and refuse to take me , I made a decision . " Howard has a safe in his study , " I said , my voice firm . " Inside , there are one hundred 500 - gram gold bars . If you take me with you , I'll go empty it right now . From now on , whatever you want to eat , drink , or buy , it's on me . " Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!