Christopher held her in his arms and stroked her hair, comforting her silently.
Malcolm looked at his two daughters and sighed deeply.
It was only at that moment that he realized what the most precious thing was.
He thought, "Now that my two daughters are here, why would I be unsatisfied?"
He then said slowly to the two, "Janice, Vanessa, can you help daddy up?"
Only then did the two stop crying. They glanced at each other, then walked to either side of Malcolm and helped him up.
Malcolm sat at the head of the bed and held their hands together with his aged hands. Then he looked at Janice and said, "Janice, I know that I owe you a lot all these years. I failed to do my duty. I hope you can forgive me."
Upon hearing his words, Janice's eyes turned red.
At this time, Janice had forgiven him anything.
She nodded heavily.
