When my husband told my daughter, “You don’t even realize how beautiful your figure is,” I became seriously worried for the first time. A few weeks later, during a party, I noticed him whisper something to my daughter, and the two of them walked away together. Five minutes later, I was already standing outside a locked door…

“I’m not her father by blood, but if she lets me, I’ll stand beside her like a father for the rest of my life.”

That was why, at first, I tried to forget the strange compliment.

But a week later, I heard something again. Emily had put on a new dress and was standing in front of the mirror.

Daniel looked at her and said,

“That dress really suits you. Especially the shape of your hips.”

I was in the kitchen. The glass in my hand literally froze in midair. Emily didn’t say anything.

She just gave a quick smile and changed the subject. That evening, when Daniel and I were alone, I asked him,

“Why have you been talking about Emily’s appearance like that lately?”