Chapter 4

Once I started kindergarten, I couldn't follow Charles around all day anymore.

So I kept an eye on him through the live stream of comments.

He hired two nannies to take care of me, but he was barely ever home. He practically lived in the office.

I understood. When you've been alone in the dark for too long, even the first ray of light can feel blinding. You flinch.

But that didn't stop me. Every day after school, I spammed him with voice notes.

Every night, I refused to eat until he came home. No begging or reasoning from the…