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Georgia turned away and looked in theme at the school, but she never came back for me"

"She couldn't, your father forbid it"

"She could have found a way if she wanted to"

"Adelaide wanted to very randfather about you"

Georgia fought back years of repressed tears "She wasn't my mother anyway Did my father forbid my mother to come too?"

"I don't knohy don't you ask him?"

She scoffed "Ask him to tell the truth? He has lied about me all these years; ould he tell the truth now?"

"You're right Yet, you have the advantage You can keep hirandfather'she has done will have been for naught"

Georgia turned around to face Jackie again "Wouldit?"

"I don't know that either I do know that at the reading of your grandfather's will, she did not recognize your naladly show you the video"

"How could she not know my name?"

"We think Mathew told her you died at birth Please, Georgia, don't let you father win"

Georgia took a deep breath, slowly let it out and rubbed her forehead "All I have to do is claiive us a blood sample so we can prove who you are After that, all you have to do is show up in court"

"And that's all? I can give the land and be happy, finally?"

"You can do anything you want We'll even take you there in our private jet"

At length, Georgia sighed "Does Austin knoho I a the lawsuit on behalf of you and your grandfather, and he's the one who hired us to find you I'ht not be as delighted as you think"

"Would you like to meet your parents now? I'd be happy to introduce you"

In the empty, well-lit mail center, Teresa opened the e she sent to herself She stepped behind a counter, dropped the shawl on the floor, and then ripped the package open Next, she pulled the skirt of her gown up and ripped the taped baggie off her leg

"Ouch," she moaned She pulled stretch jeans on under the dress, unzipped the gown, and let it fall to the floor As fast as she could, she pulled a sweatshirt on over her head and traded Laura's heels for tennis shoes At last, she was dressed in unre She put the cash in her purse, checked to make certain her ID and airline tickets were there, put a blonde wig on over her pinned up hair, and then stuffed everything else in an upright trashcan