07/23/2026
The little girl hugged her brother tightly on the floor and whispered, “We’ll be alright… Please don’t be angry.” But she didn’t know her father was standing right behind her.
The front door opened as Daniel Carter returned home earlier than expected.
His briefcase was still in his hand.
But after only two steps, Daniel stopped.
On the cold wooden floor in the hallway, his seven-year-old daughter sat hugging her four-year-old brother.
A baby bottle lay tilted in front of the two children.
The white milk had spread into a large puddle on the floor.
The boy buried his face in his sister’s shoulder, trying to suppress small sobs.
And she pulled her brother closer, her hands trembling but trying to appear strong.
“We’ll be alright…”
She whispered.
“Please don’t be angry.”
Daniel felt his chest tighten.
His daughter didn’t know her father had returned.
She just looked at her little brother, wiped away his tears, and tried to shield him as if she were the only one who could protect him.
But what chilled Daniel wasn’t the spilled bottle.
Neither was the puddle of milk on the floor.
It was the terrified eyes of the two children.
The way they clung to each other.
The way his daughter begged someone not to be angry.
Daniel slowly raised his head.
A few steps away, beside the stairs, his wife stood motionless.
Her arms were crossed over her chest.
Her face was stern.
She didn’t go to comfort the children.
Neither did she bend down to check if they were alright.
She just stood there watching.
Until her eyes met Daniel’s.
In that instant, the stern expression on her face vanished.
Her eyes widened.
Her arms, which had been crossed in front of her chest, tightened.
Her lips parted, but she couldn't speak.
Daniel didn't ask immediately.
He simply looked from the woman in front of him down to the two children huddled on the floor.
A feeling of unease slowly rose within him.
Because his daughter hadn't said,
"Dad, don't be angry."
She had only said,
"Please don't be angry."
So who was she pleading with?
And what had happened in this house before Daniel opened the door and walked in?
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