What Melissa said struck a delicate nerve in Linda’s heart.

In the past, she would have charged at her, strangled her, and even slapped her. Or maybe she would have asked Ian to do it, just like how he dealt with Mollie. She would have allowed him to be as brutal as possible.

But she couldn’t do that anymore.

She took a few deep breaths and tried to calm herself and stop the trembling. Then she looked at Melissa calmly.

“Don’t say that.” Linda’s voice was soft. “You’ve been her mother for 20 years. You have every right to be called her mother.”

Melissa was shocked, and tears instantly streamed down her face. “But I stole those 20 years…”

As soon as she said that, it felt like a heavy rock crushed their hearts simultaneously.

Linda could hardly breathe, desperately trying not to cry.

Finally, Melissa let go. After 20 years, she could finally face the truth.

She asked herself, if she hadn’t been sick, if fate hadn’t led Lina to her real parents, would she have been able to let go?

Definitely not.

person with both light and

she

karma. Even God couldn’t bear to see her take someone else’s daughter. That was why she was

quietly sobbed, the taste of the coffee

said to Linda.

a ringing in her ears. She clenched her fists again,

for the 20 years of separation

could Melissa say

her a tissue. “Stop apologizing. I can’t blame you. If you

it’s still

she didn’t touch the back of Melissa’s hand and withdrew her own. “Can you tell me about… my

sniffing to hold back

recounting memories of Lina’s

first time she fed herself with a spoon, when she started

panic when she

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