---- gone. Now, for the sake of my daughter, I would walk away from you without hesitation, leave behind this endless pain and humiliation once and for all.' Melanie had locked herself in her room. Her muffled sobs pierced straight into my heart like sharp needles. After a long while, she finally choked out a question, her voice laced with that innocent grief and helplessness unique to children. "Mommy... everyone at school says Daddy is Oliver's daddy. But I never tried to take Daddy away from him » Her cries came in broken bursts, as if she was trying to pour out all the sorrow in her tiny heart. Eventually, the weeping faded. I gently pushed the door open. Melanie had fallen fast asleep, still clutching a photo of Mike, with teardrops glistening at the corners of her eyes. ---- Her little face was streaked with dried tears, and the sight of it felt like a giant invisible hand had reached into my chest and twisted my heart. It hurt so much. And as for me me- I tossed and turned the entire night, unable to sleep. In my boredom, I reached for my phone. The screen lit up, and the moment it did, a new post caught my eye. Jennifer had just updated her Twitter.