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A spider web it's tangled up with me and I lost my head

Lauyton Diem Israel Elarde's POV

"I still hate you," Gem jotted her bottom lip. I placed the tray on the bedside table with her favorite chocolate cereal and milk. "I really do. Why do you keep on taking care of me? You should hate me, too."

"I love you, Diemllana," I told her with a smile on my face. "You are my beautiful daughter. How can I hate you?"

She pouted and glared at me. "I hate you."

Instead of feeling deeply hurt by what she said, I laughed. Well, I could now laugh at her...