A few days later, Chloe came to visit while Dad was nowhere in sight. She looked exhausted, and the moment she saw me, she started crying.
She admitted she had told Dad about my university acceptance and apartment deposit because she honestly believed he would support my decision. Instead, he became angry and accused me of abandoning the family.
She apologized over and over, saying she never imagined things would end this way. Looking at her, I realized she had spent years trying to earn the same approval I never received.
For the first time, we stopped blaming each other and began understanding who had really shaped our lives-
