Fractured Memories

~ Country A -

As Dante walked out of Giselle's hospital room, he couldn't shake off the vivid memory of the pair of brown eyes staring back at him, as he approached Mr. Vance,

“Your daughter needs you now,” Dante said, hoping to mark out Mr. Vance's reaction, when he referred to Giselle as his daughter.

Mr. Vance, however, was prepared for any attack and responded calmly,

“I will, thank you for be