For years, he had accepted her version of the past because it was the only one he knew.
Now another version stood before him.
Not proven.
But impossible to ignore.
Daniel asked, “When did Hudson Family Consulting become involved?”
“About five months ago. Marisol told me that a foundation connected to Thomas’s estate was finally helping her. She said I needed to make small payments for processing and medical documents before the insurance funds could be released.”
“That sounds like a scam,” Daniel said.
“I know that now.”
“You didn’t know then,” David said.
Maya looked at him, surprised by the lack of anger.
“I wanted to believe her,” she whispered. “I wanted to believe my mother had finally come back because she loved me.”
David took her hand.
Maya’s eyes filled with tears.
“I thought if I sent enough money, she would visit after Liam was born. I imagined her holding him. I imagined forgiving her.”
