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I caught the credit card, humiliation burning across my face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Standing there, rendered speechless by a six\u2013year\u2013old\u2019s accusations, I watched helplessly as Cedar walked away with Oliver in her arms. The weight of my shame kept me rooted to the spot long after they\u2019d disappeared from view.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow could you just let that ungrateful girl leave like that?!\u201d Elara\u2019s shrill voice cut through my thoughts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I massaged my temples, a migraine already forming. \u201cAfter this disaster, she\u2019s going to come after us with everything she has,\u201d Elara continued, her voice rising with panic. \u201cJonathan, you need to do\u00a0<\/p>\n
something!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll give her back the letter and the necklace first,\u201d I said, trying to think through the pounding in my head. \u201cThen we can figure out our\u00a0<\/p>\n
next steps.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Elara\u2019s eyes narrowed. \u201cIf we return that necklace, she\u2019ll have no connection to the Wright family anymore. We can\u2019t give it back.\u201d Her\u00a0<\/p>\n
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voice dropped to a calculating whisper as she paced the room. \u201cShe\u2019s never even seen what the real necklace looks like. We could give her any cheap imitation.\u201d A cruel smile twisted her lips. \u201cAs for the real one\u2013we\u2019ll destroy it. I\u2019ll make sure she never finds her birth mother.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I hesitated, not responding to her suggestion. In my mind, Cedar\u2019s quest to find her biological parents was nothing but a fool\u2019s errand. Twenty\u2013six years had passed without anyone coming forward to claim her. After all this time, the possibility seemed even more remote.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The necklace itself was nothing special\u2013old, worn, with an\u00a0<\/p>\n
unremarkable design. The idea that someone could use such a\u00a0<\/p>\n
common piece of jewelry to reunite with long\u2013lost family was nothing\u00a0<\/p>\n
but a fantasy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And yet, thinking of the determined look in Cedar\u2019s eyes as she walked away, I felt an unfamiliar twinge of doubt.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cedar\u2019s POV\u00a0<\/p>\n
I carried Oliver into my apartment, juggling the cat carrier and groceries in my other hand. The silence that had haunted my place for weeks was immediately broken by Oliver\u2019s excited chatter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI love this kitty so much,\u201d he exclaimed, crouching in front of the carrier and gently poking his finger through the mesh to stroke the\u00a0<\/p>\n
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cat\u2019s tail. \u201cIt\u2019s too bad we can\u2019t have pets at home.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I set the groceries on the counter and glanced over at him. \u201cWhy can\u2019t you have pets at your house?\u201d I asked casually.\u00a0<\/p>\n
C\u00a0<\/p>\n
Oliver carefully opened the carrier and gathered the small gray kitten into his arms. \u201cOne of my brothers is allergic to animals. He gets really scared around cats especially, so Daddy doesn\u2019t allow pets.\u201d He reached for a packet of fish\u2013shaped treats I\u2019d purchased and offered\u00a0<\/p>\n
one to the kitten.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\u00a0<\/p>\n
The little cat, clearly tasting something delicious for the first time, licked Oliver\u2019s cheek in appreciation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHey, you naughty kitty!\u201d Oliver giggled, his entire face lighting up. \u201cYou\u2019re getting your slobber all over me!\u2018\u00a0<\/p>\n
The scene warmed my heart. My apartment, cold and lifeless for the past two weeks, suddenly felt like a home again. I sank onto the sofa, watching them play.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOliver,\u201d I said softly, \u201chow did you find that information about the\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wrights?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He nestled against my knee, his voice sweet and earnest. \u201cI always thought your adoptive parents were suspicious. They\u2019re selfish and\u00a0<\/p>\n
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they just use you.\u201d He looked up at me with those impossibly wise eyes. \u201cSo I asked for help using Daddy\u2019s connections to investigate\u00a0<\/p>\n
them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just got the information yesterday,\u201d he continued, \u201cwhich is why I came back right away today. I was worried they would keep lying to you and hurting you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He sat up straighter, putting his tiny hand over his heart. \u201cI\u2019m a big boy now, and I\u2019ll protect you. No matter what happens, don\u2019t be\u00a0<\/p>\n
side!\u201d scared. I\u2019ll always be on your\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then he crawled closer and planted a wet kiss on my cheek.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My heart melted completely. I felt tears gathering in my eyes, overwhelmed by this child who had somehow become my personal guardian angel, my salvation in this chaotic life.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI love you so much,\u201d I whispered, holding him close. \u201cYou\u2019re so wonderful\u2013how could I ever let you go?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI love you too, Mommy,\u201d Oliver said, wrapping his arms around my neck. \u201cAs long as you don\u2019t send me away, I\u2019ll stay with you forever\u00a0<\/p>\n
and ever!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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