My Great Escape Led Me to You (Emily Blair) novel Chapter 939

“Yes, I know. I wanted to ask—do you still remember any of the children from Sunshine House?” Emily Blair said. “One of the children’s biological fathers discovered his child might have been sent there, so I wanted to find out if she’s still around.”

Ms. Morris’s expression soured instantly. “Now you want to come looking? Where were you all those years ago? Why’d you abandon her in the first place? If you can’t handle the responsibility, maybe you shouldn’t have become a parent at all. You give up a child, then decades later, once she’s grown up and can fend for herself, suddenly you want her back? What’s going on in your heads?”

Emily felt the sting of Ms. Morris’s words, even though she wasn’t the one who’d done anything wrong. Somehow, under that accusing gaze, guilt crept in anyway.

She hesitated before speaking. “It’s… a complicated situation. But you’re right—the father wasn’t there when he should’ve been. That’s why he wants to find his daughter now. He wants to make things right, to do whatever he can to help her.”

Emily paused, then added, “The child’s father is actually quite wealthy. He’s left a portion of his estate to her. Ms. Morris, I promise, this isn’t about trying to use her or take advantage. He just wants to make amends.”

Ms. Morris’s face softened—barely. She still looked skeptical, but at least the anger had subsided a little.

“Do you have any information on the child? Let me see what you’ve got.”

Emily slid a couple of photos across the table—one taken at the hospital, another of Adelaide George. “These are pictures of the biological mother and the child. She was born July 6, 1999. From what we’ve pieced together, she was probably brought to Sunshine House in August or September that year. The mother’s name is Adelaide George—here’s her information. Does any of this ring a bell?”

Ms. Morris asked, “Boy or girl?”

“Girl,” Emily replied.

Ms. Morris’s brows drew together as she looked Emily up and down. “Back then, a lot of families gave up their daughters just because they wanted sons. Was that the case here?”

Emily quickly shook her head. “No, I don’t think so. The father and his wife had one daughter—their only child—and she was always doted on.”

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