She desperately needed money, but her pride had kept her from accepting her father’s help.
Robert had tried several times to reconcile with her, but Sarah never answered his calls.
Three days earlier, Emma had called her grandfather.
“Grandpa, Mommy won’t wake up.”
Robert had asked whether her mother was breathing.
The little girl said yes.
He mistakenly assumed Sarah was simply exhausted and sleeping.
He promised to visit soon.
But he didn’t hurry.
And the previous night, when he finally came to the house, he found his daughter lying in bed.
He called her name, but she didn’t respond.
Instead of calling an ambulance immediately, he began searching for her medical documents.
“I was scared,” Robert whispered. “I didn’t want to believe that my daughter might be dying.”
“And who were you talking to on the phone?” Mike asked.
“Her ex-husband. I was telling him the children were still at home and that we needed to hurry and get someone to help before something terrible happened.”
