A three-year-old calls Vera’s fiancé “Daddy”—and he never corrects her. For seven years, Vera loved Julian, but his promise to a dead friend slowly replaced their future. He chose the widow and her daughter again and again, asking Vera to understand. Days before their engagement, she finally walked away. He thought she’d come back. She didn’t. Now he’s begging for one last chance. But when someone only values you after losing you—is that love, or just regret?
