“I know. And that tells us everything we need to know about her, not about you, baby.”
But I knew this would leave a scar on Sophie’s heart.
My daughter nodded slowly, still confused and hurt, and I drove home in heavy silence.
Eric called me about 40 minutes later, and I answered because I knew he’d be worried.
“Laura?
Where are you guys?” His voice was sharp with panic. “We were about to take family photos and Natalie said you took Sophie home because you didn’t like it here. What happened?”
I exhaled slowly.
“Eric, your wife SHOVED our daughter and told her she isn’t family. She said she didn’t want ‘someone else’s child’ ruining her wedding pictures.”
Complete silence.
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