Emily Blair wasn’t surprised by the truth—she had expected as much. Still, she couldn’t ignore the heavy weight that seemed to drag her heart down into the depths of the ocean, leaving her breathless and aching.
The daughter of the teacher who had done so much for her—someone she owed everything to—turned out to be the woman she could never reconcile with, not even if she lived a hundred lifetimes.
And Tate Vargas’s own daughter might already be gone from this world.
Emily pressed on, her voice steady. “So what happened to the biological daughter of Isabella Austin’s adoptive parents?”
Emma George’s gaze darted away, avoiding Emily’s eyes, her face clouded with panic and unease.
Emily’s voice was low, carrying quietly across the room. “Mom, please tell me. I need to know.”
Emma made to stand, as if eager to escape. “Let’s just drop it. You already know who my sister’s child is, anyway.”
Watching her mother’s retreating back, Emily spoke slowly, “If it were someone unimportant, you wouldn’t be so desperate to keep this secret.”
Emma hurried toward the door, hand clamped around the handle.
Emily called out, “Is it me?”
Emma froze, her hand still on the doorknob.
Emily repeated, “Is it me?”
Emma forced a smile as she opened the door, her tone light and unconvincing. “What are you talking about? Of course not. That’s impossible.”
“If it’s not me,” Emily followed, stopping a few feet away to watch her mother’s silhouette, “then where is Isabella Austin’s adoptive parents’ biological child now? And why… Why were the two children switched?”
Emma pushed the door open wider and leaned against the frame. “Oh, I’m exhausted. I need to get some sleep.”
“If you won’t tell me,” Emily said, her voice unwavering, “I’ll get a DNA test with you, and then with Isabella Austin’s adoptive parents as well. One way or another, I’ll find out the truth. You can’t hide forever.”
“I’m going to bed—just let me sleep!” Emma wailed, slamming the door in Emily’s face.
Emily stood there in silence for a long moment. Finally, she turned and walked back to the couch, sitting down heavily.

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