His hand trembled,clutching the phone."Dr.Miller,look again.Are you sure?"
Dr.Miller shook his head."It was her.I also remember her mother."
Daniel swiped to my photo.

"Is this...her?"
Dr.Miller nodded."Yes,that's the woman."
He sighed."She cried nonstop when she learned her daughter died,then fainted.I heard from the nurses her husband's a doctor here.Don't know what department,but what a jerk,ignoring his own kid's death..."
Daniel's body trembled.
He couldn't accept the fact that Lily was gone.
"How could this happen..."

Dr.Miller,noticing Daniel's odd reaction,asked,"Dan,how come you have their photos?"
Daniel didn't answer.
He staggered back,nearly collapsing,his face ashen.
Because while Lily died oduring operation,he was celebrating with Claire and Emma.

I'd called to tell him Lily was dead,but he didn't believe me and told me to get lost.
Later,he brought Claire and Emma home,giving all of Lily's things to Emma.
I thought coldly,he wasn't just a jerk—he was utterly inhuman.
Then he remembered something and called Jessica.
As soon as she answered,he said,"Is Rachel with you?Put her on the phone.I'll agree to get back together with her."
Get back together?I laughed,furious.
I wouldn't want him in the next life,let alone get back together with him!
Jessica snapped,"Daniel,how many times do I have to say it?Rachel's dead!I buried her myself!"
Daniel's words stuck in his throat,his body rigid.After a long pause,he asked,"When...did it happen?"
Jessica sneered."The day you signed the divorce papers.She was hit by a car.The nurses called you a dozen times.You didn't pick up!"
"If you'd answered,you could've seen her one last time.But you didn't!"
Daniel collapsed onto the floor.
He tried to recall,then remembered.After the divorce,Claire wanted to take Emma to an amusement park.He went with them,spending the afternoon there.
His phone kept ringing,but thinking it was me coming to beg him,he ignored it.
He covered his face with his hands,sobbing.
I watched his agony without a flicker of sympathy,only wanting to roll my eyes.
Lily saw her dad's distress and was moved a bit.
"Mommy,Daddy seems really sad."
I patted her head."Because he knows he did wrong.Feeling sad is normal."
But his sadness could change nothing.
Lily nodded though she didn’t fully understand.
Daniel could no longer focus at work,so he took his leave.
Back home,he heard voices coming from the bedroom.
Emma was pointing at a row of dresses in the closet."Mommy,should I wear the pink one or the blue one?"
Claire's face twisted maliciously."Lily's dead.These dresses are all yours.Wear whichever you want!"
Emma clapped gleefully.
Trying on a dress,she asked,"Mommy,what if Uncle Daniel finds out that I faked my asthma attack that day?"