Chapter 14 - Lily Learns The Complete Truth From Her Parents
We flew back home to Connecticut to sit down with Lily in her bedroom, holding her hands gently in ours. Mark placed the original, certified paternity document in her lap, showing her the golden state seal stamped at the bottom.
"You are my real daughter, Lily; nobody can ever take that away from us," Mark said, tears spilling down his cheeks as he kissed her forehead. "Grandma lied because she was angry and cruel, but you have always been my whole world."
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Lily looked at the paper, then looked at her father's tear-filled eyes, her little shoulders relaxing as the heavy burden lifted from her heart. She threw her arms around Mark's neck, hugging him with all the love and trust she had held back the previous night.
"I love you, Dad," she whispered softly, burying her face into his shoulder as I wrapped my arms around them both.
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