Wife Hangs up on Daughter's Last Phone Call

The wife doesn't like her daughter. She was away on business for six of the seven years after her child was born. It wasn't until my daughter got sick that I called her and begged her: "Come back and stay with her. She's dying." Her voice was cold: "What kind of lies can you tell your children? Just go and die." Before hanging up, I heard the familiar voice of a child on the other side pestering my wife to buy him toys. I laughed to myself. A weak voice rang in my ears: "It's okay, Dad——"