Emma stepped closer and touched Sophia’s face.
“I always felt like I was missing someone,” she whispered.
Sophia broke down and hugged her.
That day, I did not forgive my parents.
Some wounds are too deep for simple apologies, and some crimes cannot be erased by tears.
The truth finally came out. The clinic records, the hidden documents, and Patricia’s confession proved everything. Richard had to face legal consequences, while Patricia agreed to testify against everyone involved.
Sophia chose to leave that house with us.
As we walked through the rusty gate, Patricia called after me.
“I’m sorry,” she sobbed. “I was afraid of losing my husband.”
I turned around and looked at her.
“And because of that fear, you lost both of your daughters.”
Then I took Emma’s hand in one hand and Sophia’s in the other.
I had come back to show my parents what they had lost.
Instead, I found the daughter they had stolen from me…
And finally brought her home.
