mother.
“You took Elena’s letter?”
Celeste folded her arms.
“I was protecting you.”
“You prevented me from learning I had a child.”
“I was protecting the company.”
Margaret opened another folder.
“And that was not the only action taken.”
She placed a typed letter on the table.
It carried my name and what appeared to be my signature.
I began reading.
My stomach turned.
The letter stated that I had decided to raise my baby independently.
That I wanted no further relationship with Adrian.
And that I would never contact
