The living room was all dolled up, screaming the Harrison's taste from every corner.

Gripping Josefina's hand, Hattie spilled the beans, "Josie, your dad and I didn't see it coming - the hospital nurses mixing up the babies. If the Antonio family hadn't reached out, we'd be none the wiser. We never imagined that Lena wasn't our flesh and blood. Bringing you back is just the best."

Garrett was all gooey-eyed and super soft on Josefina. "Sweetpea, make yourself at home. Whatever floats your boat, just do it. We're loaded, so feel free to splurge on whatever you fancy."

He whipped out a sleek black card and stuffed it into Josefina's palm. "Here's a card for you. Shop till you drop. The sky's the limit, or should I say five billion?"

Hattie followed suit with another black card. "This is a little something from mom. Keep it and spend it however you like. As long as you're happy, that's all that matters."

two black cards in her hands and casually placed them

Josefina was just shy, playing coy since she just got back. How could a kid have their own

- she was dead serious about having her own

eyes, Garrett and Hattie shoved the cards back into Josefina's hands. "My darling daughter, just take them, okay? It's just a token of our love. I'd be heartbroken if you turned it down." Only

"Honey, were you rejecting your old man's card because you're not a fan? Is that

getting her bearings. Sure, they were her biological parents, but there wasn't much of a bond without eighteen years of shared history. When Garrett pressed on with warmth, Josefina reluctantly reached out and accepted, "Thanks." But calling them Mom and Dad was still

and Hattie didn't sweat the small stuff. As long as their little princess was back, that was all that

and an apartment building." And that was not

paperwork in front of Josefina. "All of this is in

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