A Police Officer Adopted a Little Girl Left on His Doorstep – 15 Years Later, Her Mother Returned with One Demand

She kept going.

“I’ve done the hard part already, haven’t I? You raised her,” she said with a shrug. “Good. That saves me the trouble.”

“You really think you can just show up and—what? Pick her up like a lost jacket?” he asked, his voice low.

She raised an eyebrow. “Don’t act like you’re the victim here. I did what I had to do. And now I deserve a second chance.”

At that moment, Daniel felt something shift in the air behind him. He turned slightly and saw Lily, standing just a few feet away in the hallway. Her face was pale, her jaw clenched, and her eyes were locked on the woman at the door.

The woman smiled when she saw her.

“There you are,” she said sweetly, like they were meeting for brunch. “You owe me, you know. I gave you life.”

Daniel stepped in between them instinctively, protective as ever.

“You have no legal rights,” he said firmly. “You left a note and walked away. Fifteen years ago. You abandoned her.”

The woman’s expression hardened. “You think I came here without a plan?”

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