He had canceled all his business and personal plans for the day. His next appointment was more important than anything else he had to do.
He hated blowing off his daughter, Annette, from her attempt to spend time with him. He loved her. He wished nothing more than to make her happy.
However, he could always go out with her some other time. In the meantime, he needed to be somewhere else as his car sped off to his destination.
"I am sorry." In his mind, he silently apologized to his daughter for not being there for her, for being an absentee father, even if they had lived under the same roof.
On the other hand, he would also like to beg for his other daughter's forgiveness for not being in her life all these years.
He knew he was not directly at fault for his absence in her life. But somehow, he could not put all the blame on Eida for not telling him about her. He understood now that she had her reasons.
