Dianna rushed towards her father, her hands gripping his shoulders as she tried to steady him. Frustration gnawed at her insides—what on earth had happened to her father? He had always been wild and shrewd, but today... today, it was as if he had truly lost his mind.
"Are you okay, Daddy?" she asked through gritted teeth, forcing herself to maintain a calm demeanor. She couldn't afford to let her carefully crafted image as the kind and gentle woman slip, not now, not in front of everyone.
"Baby, believe me... she is Esme," Mr. Vallahe repeated, his voice desperate as he pointed shakily at Esme and Kai. His words were frantic, filled with a conviction that only served to make him seem more unhinged.
Smack!
