We Thought Our Mother Abandoned Us—Until I Heard My Adoptive Mom Say, “Everything Went According to Plan”

three months earlier.

My heart jumped.

“She’s still writing,” he said.

Inside was a letter shorter than the others.

Dear Clara,

I know Olivia and Noah are adults now. I am asking one last time. Please give them my address. I do not want money. I do not want to disturb their lives. I only want them to know they were loved.

At the bottom was an address.

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