Mommy, Where's Daddy? The Forsaken Daughter's Return

Chapter 83: I See The Light

"Wow, check out the wedding venue of Ethan Wright and the General's daughter, Samantha!" Exclaimed one soldier who stood guard by the military prison facility, somewhere nearing the east coast.

"Check out the photo man." A hiss left the soldier's lips, and he said, "The general's daughter sure is beautiful. Mr. Wright is so lucky!" Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

"Yeah. I think it's no wonder why the General never revealed his real daughter. He probably did not want any of his men courting her," a staff sergeant remarked.

The commotion around the facility ignited interest from inside the cell where Annie and Catherine shared with two other temporarily on hold prisoners.

Annie especially peeped through the bars that stood her way, just to get a glimpse of the broadcast they were watching.

The first thing that caught her eye was the images of Samantha and Ethan's prenuptial videos flashed on TV. Her brows drew together as her jaws clenched.

Her hands gripped against the prison bars as she screamed in response to the soldier's words, "Haha! Samantha? Hidden by my Dad?! No! You see, she was forsaken! Thrown out of the house!"

An audible laugh escaped her lips before she added, "She got pregnant while in military school that's why she was disowned! You don't know anything!"

Annie continued to laugh, mocking Samantha in the face of the military, hoping to shame her former stepsister.

One staff sergeant walked into the holding area and sneered at Annie. He said, "Really? If the General was so ashamed at his own daughter, why did he have nearly half of the military forces in

the Fort Eagle Camp, guard the entire wedding celebration?"

All the soldiers laughed at Annie before one said, "We all know how it all went down! Among the two of you, you are the real whore!"

"Hey did you see the news about the starlet Annie, sleeping with producers and directors?" said one other soldier.

"Yes, most likely, Clayton Brown dumped her! Haha!"

"Even we don't want to try you! You are a dirty woman!"

The next thing Annie heard was the laughter, roaring against the temporary holding space and it made her scream in both jealousy and anger, "No! You dare mock me! You dare! I'm telling you, Samantha is a slut! She is a slut!"

No matter how she screamed, sadly, the soldiers merely laughed at her predicament.

She relentlessly yelled until a slap went across her face!

Her mother, Catherine, gave her a piece of her hand. She yelled, "This is all your fault! You and your plans!"

"Ahhh!" Another slap went across Annie's face.

Catherine pointed a finger at Annie and screamed, "If you had not brought Samantha to Ethan, this would not have happened!" She pushed her daughter with her hand and pointed out, "You should have gotten into that room and became pregnant with Ethan Wright's children, not Sam!"

"Everything up to this point is all your fault!" Catherine added, glaring at her own daughter.

The mother and daughter had been in the same temporary holding facility, up until they were ready to be moved back to Braeton's prison. It was their first time spending Christmas in such a pathetic place.

"My fault! How is this my fault?! What brought us to prison? Huh, Mom? What?" Screamed Annie. "It was your schemes, trying to get Sarah killed, just because you were jealous of her status and you were madly in love with Dad!"

Annie still could not help but address Winfield as her father. After all, she grew up, calling him as her own.

Tears easily ran down her cheeks, realizing how much she had lost.

At least, being a Davis, she had a father.

While Catherine turned to sit back in her place, gritting her teeth, Annie wound up breaking down in tears, squatting down on the floor.

Meanwhile, in the men's prison cell, Blake Taylor perfectly heard the commotion outside. He scoffed, hearing the scolding of both Annie and Catherine.

He stretched in a small given bed for him to lie on and thought of his wife. Closing his eyes, he muttered, "Goodbye, Lizzy. Goodbye."

***

Back in the wedding of Ethan and Samantha, everyone was enjoying their meals, indulging in the specialties of the First Diamond Hotel's dishes.

The host came up to the stage and announced, "Valued guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wright, since the photos have already been taken. It is finally time to witness our couple's first dance."

No, there wasn't going to be a real dance with synchronization. Ethan clearly told the wedding planner he would rather not. The best he could do was to sway with his wife to another Disney tune of I See the Light.

The crowd clapped their hands, seeing how Ethan and Samantha had their arms around each other.

The videographer's particularly focused on their faces, their smiles and the twinkling eyes of Samantha as they start to move to the song.

Samantha could not help but sing along with the lyrics, specifically relating to the words. Softly, she sang.

~"And at last I see the light

And it's like the fog has lifted

And at last I see the light

And it's like the sky is new

And it's warm and real and bright

And the world has somehow shifted

All at once everything looks different

Now that I see you"~

"Ethan, hon." Yet again, she could not help but feel teary-eyed. She said, "I'm so happy you came into my life. You gave me everything and like the lyrics to the song, with you, I see the light."

"Hmmm. Did the wedding planner suggest these Disney songs, or did you?" Ethan said, suddenly smiling at his wife's words.

Samantha laughed and revealed, "No. It was Kenzie's."

"Ahhhh," said Ethan before hissing.

"Come on, Ethan. It was either that or From This Moment by Shania Twain!" she giggled before telling, "I think the Disney songs were cute. Makes me feel young again."

While the couple moved to the song, Ethan tightened his hold against Samantha's waist and said, "I suppose, what matters most is that you are happy, Sam."

She nodded, and a tear fell down her cheek. She told, "I am so happy, Ethan." She embraced him tightly as they finished the song and stated, "I love you so much."

Savoring the scent of her hair. Ethan smiled, leaning to the side of her face. He told, "It makes me happy to hear that, Sam. And it's like what I said in our vows earlier. As long as I hold your hand, I can give you all the happiness in the world and conquer any endeavors."

Letting go of their embrace, he pecked on her lips and said, "I love you too, Sam."

It could not be helped. As the song closed, Ethan and Samantha shared a sweet kiss, granting the crowd to further be encouraged.

Amanda especially yelled, "Kiss! Kiss!" She ticked her knife against the glass repeatedly and said, "A five-minute kiss!"

The rest of the crowd echoed with her, leaving Ethan and Samantha obliged to agree. Just as they were about to lean closer, Kenzie stood up from her seat and seat, "No! Adults have time limit to a kiss!"

While everyone laughed, Ethan hissed and told his wife, "You have to talk to her about that."

Samantha was chuckling, covering her mouth. She said, "I totally forgot! She hasn't complained in a while."