Staring at what was unfolding before her, listening to her daughter's words, Evelyn felt as if her heart was being shredded.

Tears welled up, blurring everything around her.

Luna was twisting the knife in her soul.

The dizzying joy of getting her daughter back-

Turns out, it was just fate playing a crueler joke.

Her Charlie was alive again.

But she didn't recognize her as "Mom" anymore.

Worse-she looked at Evelyn as if she was the scariest villain in the world.

Charles hugged his daughter close, his big hand gently rubbing her back, trying to soothe her.

He'd dreamed of feeling her lean on him like this again.

But there was no happiness in his heart.

It was obvious-whatever happened to Charlie had Luna's fingerprints all over it. She did this to hurt Eve.

To make Charlie turn away from her real mother, to drive a wedge between them, and to have Charlie call the one person Eve despised most "Mom."

It was pure poison.

Seeing the heartbreak on Evelyn's face, Charles felt something in him crack.

raised her on her own, pouring every

to her than

could one

whisper. “Charlie, sweetheart, you don't have to be scared. She's not a bad person—she's your mom. She loves you more than anyone in the

shook her head, refusing to

She's NOT! I only have

anyone tried to tell her otherwise, the

...

her

had just survived

was weak, barely able to handle

It tore Evelyn apart.

baby-her

rejection was a pain she

remember she was

of

her presence upset Charlie, how

recognition or acceptance in

deep for her to gamble

was the reason Charlie was suffering

I.ne

will go, okay?" Evelyn's voice trembled as

the bed before stumbling straight into Andrew,

had barely gotten any sleep, but as soon as he heard Charlie was in

in the scene, momentarily

"Dr. Nelson..."

was the only thing keeping her

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