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

more to

much pain could one heart

a whisper. “Charlie, sweetheart, you don't have to be

Charlie shook her head, refusing

She's NOT! I only have one mommy and

more anyone tried to tell her otherwise, the more upset Charlie

...

looked at her daughter, shattered and

herself had just survived a brush with

was weak, barely able to handle

It tore Evelyn apart.

baby-her heart, her

pain she

would remember she was her

of

saw how much her presence upset Charlie, how there wasn't

recognition or acceptance in her

too deep for

the reason Charlie was suffering right

I.ne

sweetheart, don't get upset. Mommy will go, okay?" Evelyn's voice trembled as she

before stumbling straight into Andrew,

but as soon as he heard Charlie was in trouble, he rushed

in the scene, momentarily

"Dr. Nelson..."

like it was the only thing keeping her

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