Chapter 167

• "I was in a rehab center in another country for a year," he continues. "A year during which I knew nothing about my daughter or you. It was one of the hardest things I've ever experienced. When the year at the facility ended, I was supposed to return home. However, I didn't feel ready and didn't want to do it. I had to face the true test, staying sober and clean in freedom."
• "That's why you came here," I murmur. "Did you buy the house?"
• "You once told me that your dream was to live in a place like this, right?" he replies, almost bringing tears to my eyes. "At that moment, I thought of you, and this was the first place that came to mind."