His face fell instantly.
The guilt on it nearly broke her resolve.
“I didn’t mean—”
“You chose for me, Daniel.”
He swallowed hard.
“She was sleeping outside.”
Clara looked away.
“She hadn’t eaten properly in days. She was confused. Feverish. The doctors said someone should stay with her.”
“So naturally you brought her into my home.”
“Our home,” he corrected softly.
The words hung heavily between them.
Daniel had grown taller while she was away. Broader in the shoulders. Older somehow. She suddenly realized she had missed small changes she would never get back.
And now he was looking at her not like a child asking forgiveness, but like a man defending a decision.
“When did you start caring about her?” Clara asked.
Daniel hesitated.
“She’s my grandmother.”
The answer hurt more than Clara expected.
“She abandoned us.”
“She made mistakes.”
Clara stared at him in disbelief.
“Mistakes?”
Daniel’s expression tightened.
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