While obviously reading with D is very important, keep in mind that if you don't put the marriage first, D suffers in the long run. Send D to bed with a promise (that you keep of course) to read with her the following evening. By taking care of your M you are taking care of your daughter. So banish the guilt and go for it. Of course, if this causes guilt in W then you might as well forget about it anyway and hope for a better day tomorrow.
Heck, part of the reason I am on the board is that both W and I put all of our efforts into our 4 kids and not enough effort into the M. Now the kids are nearly grown and we awoke one morning as strangers.
My two cents (hey you get what you pay for).
Gone the carvings and those who left their mark. Gone the kings and queens, now only the rats hold sway.
