Chapter 117

"Daddy! Daddy! How does it look?"

My eyes shifted from the desk to the little princess In front of me, she was holding her canvas and her eyes were glittering with so much love and hope, I never thought I would melt at such beauty but ever since I met Nicole, things changed.

I was amazed at her realistic creation painting, it was a plant growing from the earth and it looked like I was watching it happen live.

"It's…" I paused for a while, pulling her closer to me. Ellie's eyes dulled and so her posture slacked with her emotional change.

"You don't like it?" It was almost a whimper before I scoffed.

"Ellie, I love it! It's so beautiful I wasn't able to comprehend it. It's something your mom would have painted." I smiled at her and she set the canvas down before jumping on my lap, "she'll be proud."

"Do you think she's going to come back?" The question always stung my heart, I didn't have the answer to it, I've always had a solution for every problem, except for this one.

"Yes, she will