This Time, I Will Get My Divorce, Mr

There were no thumbnails or labels on the disc, so Sonia had no idea what the content was. However, she didn’t give up. She took the disc with her to the study and inserted it into her laptop’s disk drive. Once she opened it, there was only a single folder in it. When she clicked into it, what she saw was a video file.

She played the video, and the first thing she saw on the screen was a young, pale woman.

Sonia was surprised to see that face, then she covered her mouth in disbelief as tears streamed down her cheek. “Mom…” Her voice was shaking with excitement.

The woman who appeared on the screen was none other than Henry’s wife—Lina Ferguson. She died of cancer when Sonia was only five years old. Now that she saw her again, Sonia tried to touch Lina’s face. Even though she knew it wasn’t real, she wouldn’t pull her hand back. She kept trying to touch Lina’s face, and her gaze never shifted.

Lina was in a ward. She was wearing a typical blue-and-white striped patient gown, and there was not a single strand of hair on her head.

Sonia knew that was her mother staying in the hospital after she was diagnosed with cancer. As she looked at Lina, Sonia burst into tears again. It had been twenty-one long years since she last saw her mother. Or, at least, her mother who was still alive and breathing. “I miss you, mom.” The cursor on the screen was shaking as Sonia’s hand trembled, and her voice broke.

Lina faced the screen and smiled gently, as if she felt Sonia’s longing. “Sonia, when you see this, I might already be long gone, but do not worry. I will always, always watch over you from the heavens above.”

“Mom…” Sonia finally couldn’t hold it in anymore, and she leaned over on the table to cry her heart out.

more than a whisper. “Sonia, I want to say I’m sorry. I’m sorry for hiding the truth from

and bit her lip in

hand reach out, and the owner of the hand was handing Lina a glass of

man, and there was a black mole on the thumb. That’s Dad’s hand! Dad’s here

father, a gentle voice said, “Have some water, honey.” It wasn’t obvious, but there was pain and

really is dad! Sonia started

her glass down and faced the screen. “Sonia, you must be upset after finding out that you aren’t our daughter. It’ll be

Yes, you are. You know

trying to fill the void our child left us, and you didn’t inherit her name either. Your father and I looked up

some light. So I’m not a replacement, am I? Sonia never really cared if the Reeds were her real parents, since they treated her like their own. It didn’t matter that she wasn’t their daughter.

to give to their own child. However, her mother was telling her that was not the case. She was no replacement, and they loved her not because she was filling a void, but because she deserved love herself. Her name

was called Nelly, while you are Sonia. You’re our second child. You never were her replacement. We didn’t tell you because you were young, and you might not understand us. But you should have

Sonia nodded, her

on this matter for too long. We hope you’ll make peace with yourself as soon as possible. We might not be related by blood, but we are bonded by love. You have,