Daniel felt something crack open in his chest.
“Even now, even after nearly dying, she was worried about strangers.”
“Maria,” he said gently, pulling a chair close to her bed.
“I know about your father.”
Her eyes widened slightly, panic flickering across her face.
“I didn’t want it to matter.
I didn’t want the job because of who my father was.
I wanted to earn it.
You saved Daniel’s voice cut.
Your father saved my father’s life.
and you’ve been taking care of this family for three years and never said a word.
It wasn’t your family’s debt to pay,” Maria whispered.
“It was just something my father did because it was right.
He never wanted anything for it.
I didn’t either.
” Daniel had built a career on making fast decisions, but sitting there holding the hand of a woman who had almost died the night before because of his
