I fell in love with the baby immediately.
But I had never known that she was actually my own sister’s daughter.
Linda continued:
“When my husband died, I was left completely alone. I had no money and no home. Our mother suggested that I give Emily to you. She knew how desperately you dreamed of becoming a mother.”
“Then why didn’t you tell me the truth?”
Linda sobbed.
“I wanted to. But Robert was afraid you might lose the baby if you found out about me and I later changed my mind.”
Robert lowered his head.
“I made a mistake, Mary. At first, I thought it would only be a temporary secret. But then the years passed, and I no longer knew how to confess.”
“Then why did you go to the cemetery every Sunday?”
He looked at Linda.
“I was visiting Daniel’s grave. Emily’s biological father. I promised him that his daughter would never go hungry or be left without protection.”
