Chapter 10 " I'm not Daniel's father , " Ethan immediately denied it . " I'm here to pick Callie up . " Anna looked bewildered . She had always assumed Callie was fatherless because Faith was the one sending her to school and picking her up . " Stop joking around..Callie doesn't have a father . " Ethan's expression fell . His voice grew stone - cold . " I am really Callie's father . Where is she ? " Amidst her astonishment , Anna replied with a sneer , " I'm sorry . Everyone thought you were Daniel's father . Callie has applied to drop out of school . Did her mother not tell you ? " Do you know where she went ? " Ethan pressed on . Anna shook her head , feeling sorry for Faith and Callie for having to put up with a deadbeat husband and father . Losing all her respect for Ethan , she taunted him , " How could I possibly know where she went when her own father had no idea ? " " I know! I know ! " A young boy jogged over . " Callie's mommy is a homewrecker . She went home to Homewrecker County with Callie ! " Anna looked aghast . " Stop with the nonsense ! That was very rude of you ! " " Ms. Burns , he isn't speaking nonsense . Daniel told us that Callie's mommy took his daddy from him . She ruined his family . Daniel said that Callie had gone back to Homewrecker County with her mommy . " A deep frown crossed Ethan's forehead . Looking grim , he demanded , " What else did Daniel say to you ? " " Daniel said Callie was a bastard child . He always snatched her things and told her to get lost . He told Callie that Daddy only loves him . " A homewrecker ? A bastard child ? Ethan held his breath . An invisible hand seemed to grip his heart , and he was overcome by a wave of pain . Callie had endured such injustice out of his sight , yet she had never cried about it or complained to him . The children's words drove a knife into Ethan's heart . What had he done to subject Faith and Callie to such cruelty ? ( 1 That explained why they had been treating him with increasing coldness . Sensing that Ethan was distraught , Anna quickly grabbed the two kids and made them leave . Ethan clenched his fist and asked Anna , " When did Callie quit school ? As her father , I have a right to know . " Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!