A Woman Adopted a 5-Year-Old Girl Because She Couldn’t Have Children – Two Weeks Later, She Came to Her Sister in Tears and Said, ‘You Won’t Believe What I Found Out About This Child’

I enlarged the picture.

Ellie was smiling proudly.

I wanted to drive straight to Nora’s house.

Instead, I called her.

“How is she?”

I enlarged the picture.

“Good. She’s asking when you’re coming over.”

“Tell her soon.”

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A week later, the independent result arrived.

This time, the report was clear.

The genetic findings confirmed that Ellie was my biological daughter.

The report was clear.

I called Nora.

She answered immediately.

“Claire?”

“It’s confirmed.”

I heard her inhale.

Neither of us spoke for several seconds.

“It’s confirmed.”

Then Nora said, “Come over.”

When I arrived, Tom opened the door.

He looked exhausted.

“She’s drawing in the kitchen,” he said quietly.

“Does she know?”

He looked exhausted.

“No. We’re waiting for guidance on how to explain it.”

I nodded.

Then Ellie appeared.

“Auntie Claire!”

She ran toward me.

I bent down, and she threw her arms around my neck.