We Adopted a Little Girl – on Her 5th Birthday, Her Biological Mother Showed Up to Reveal a Shocking Truth About Her

“My daughter?” I repeated.

She swallowed.

“I’m her biological mother,” she said. “I’m Sophie’s mother. And you need to know a terrible secret about her.”

The noise inside dipped, like the house itself was listening.

Daniel appeared at my side.

“What did you just say?” he asked, voice tight.

“I’m her biological mother,” she repeated.

“Please. Can we talk somewhere private?”

We stepped onto the porch and pulled the door mostly closed.

“We were told Sophie’s birth mother surrendered her rights years ago,” I said.

The woman let out a small, ugly laugh.

“They got my signature,” she said. “They didn’t want the whole story.”

“What story?” Daniel asked.

She stared at the railing.

“When Sophie was a baby, they did some bloodwork,” she said.

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