Daniel suddenly stood up.
“Rebecca, please.”
But she shook her head.
“She deserves to know.”
Then Rebecca looked at Emily.
“Does she have the little heart-shaped birthmark behind her left ear?”
My hands began trembling.
I carefully turned Emily’s head.
There it was.
A tiny, reddish mark shaped almost like a heart.
Daniel covered his mouth and began crying.
“How did you know?” I whispered.
Rebecca’s eyes filled with tears.
“Because Daniel had another daughter.”
My heart seemed to stop.
“What?”
“Her name was Grace. She was only three years old when we lost her.”
I stared at my husband.
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“You had a child before me?”
Daniel nodded through his tears.
“Before we met, I was married. My little girl became seriously ill. We tried everything, but she didn’t survive.”
He struggled to continue.
“Her mother and I separated afterward. I couldn’t even speak Grace’s name without falling apart.”
