My Great Escape Led Me to You (Emily Blair) novel Chapter 953

An uneasy silence settled over the living room.

“I’m not going to acknowledge them.”

Emily Blair’s voice was quiet but resolute.

Emma George immediately looked up at her, eyes wide. “W-Why not? Why wouldn’t you?”

Emily met her gaze. “If I have to choose between being their real daughter or being yours, I’d rather be your daughter.”

Emma stared at her, momentarily stunned.

When she finally processed what Emily had said, tears welled up in her eyes. “But why? You’re giving up so much. Their family is wealthy—they could give you everything you ever wanted. Don’t be foolish.”

Emily’s expression remained cool and unwavering. “I said I wouldn’t, and I won’t.”

“But why?” Emma pressed, voice trembling.

Emily hesitated, wondering if she should tell Emma the cruel things Isabella Austin’s parents had said to her. If her birth parents had never spoken to her that way, or if she’d never met them, maybe she would have considered it. But now, knowing that her own parents saw her as a rival—and treated her rival as their beloved daughter—she could never bring herself to grovel for their affection.

After a moment’s pause, she simply said, “You raised me. You’re the only mother I’ll ever acknowledge.”

Emma’s tears spilled over. She buried her face in her hands, sobbing. “I was so afraid to tell you the truth. I thought if you ever found out I wasn’t your real mother, you’d hate me, or leave me, or never want to see me again.”

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