A mother they never needed
Lauren’s voice changed immediately, becoming soft and theatrical.
“Girls! Look how you’ve grown!”
Emma inclined her head slightly.
“We are blind,” she said calmly. “Isn’t that why you left?”
This brutal frankness made Lauren hesitate for a moment before she forced another smile.
“I thought about you every day,” she said.
Clara did not hesitate.
“We didn’t think about you at all.”
Pride flooded my chest so strongly that it was almost painful.
Lauren cleared her throat and pulled two garment bags from behind her.
“I came back because I have something for you.”
Inside were outrageously expensive designer dresses.
Then she placed a thick envelope filled with money on the table.
The condition
“I want my daughters back,” she said in a sweet voice.
I had a knot in my stomach.
“Why now?” I asked softly.
She smiled and placed a document on the envelope.
“There is only one condition.”
Emma’s voice trembled slightly.
“In what condition?”
Lauren’s smile widened.
“You must choose me over your father.”
The words hung in the air like poison.
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