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THE DAD I SHOULD HAVE BEEN
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Jack favored his cruel new wife over his own daughter, sold her inheritance, and saved his stepdaughter in a fire. Betrayed, he drowned while they watched. Reborn in 2001, on his daughter's ninth birthday, he strikes back at the wicked wife and vows to win back his child and ex-wife. But can a father who once chose wrong ever earn forgiveness?
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