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As the chatter continued, the hotel manager approached and handed me the microphone.
He said, “Today is your sons‘ birthday and graduation party.
“As their mother, I’d like to ask you to share a few words and some insights.”
Taking the microphone, I began, “Thank you all for attending Maxwell and Micah’s graduation party. Today…”
“Today, my sons have been accepted into Ivy League colleges. It’ll be a pity if their biological parents are not present on such a significant day.”
Before I could finish, a commotion interrupted me.
A man and a woman entered arm in arm.
I looked up and, despite the eighteen years that had passed, instantly recognized them, my late husband Anthony and his beloved Amber.
The hall buzzed with murmurs.
Richard and Sofia, seated at the main table, showed no excitement at seeing their son returned from the dead.
Instead, they calmly invited Amber to sit beside them.
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He said, “Hannah, you may not be a good wife, but you’ve been a good mother.”
My sons, finally breaking free from their shock, looked confused, “What’s going on?”
Anthony pointed at Amber and said, “Amber is your biological mother. Hannah couldn’t have children.
“If she hadn’t refused to divorce me and threatened me to commit suicide back then, our family wouldn’t have been torn apart for eighteen years.”
Before I could defend myself, the Parker family members turned to my sons.
“He’s right. It was Hannah’s refusal to divorce that kept you from your birth parents for eighteen years.”
“Don’t think Hannah treated you well. She didn’t have the best intentions.”
“Well, now that you’re grown and have been admitted to Ivy League colleges, the family can finally reunite.”
Micah and Maxwell stood frozen, unsure of how to react.
Amber wailed, taking their hands and showing them her phone, “I’m your biological mother. I send you gifts every year.
“I even sneak in to see you after school.”
As she spoke, she turned to me and added, “Hannah, thank you for
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raising my two sons so well.”
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Anthony wrapped his arm around her shoulders and looked at me with a hint of sarcasm.
He demanded, “You and I are getting a divorce. After eighteen years, I’m marrying Amber.”
Everyone thought I would disagree, or even make a scene.
But facing the discussions and inquiring eyes of dozens of people from the Parker family, I laughed, “Okay! I agree. I’ll file for divorce tomorrow and reunite your family.”
My words stunned the audience.
They couldn’t believe I would give away the sons I had raised for eighteen years.
Even Anthony and Amber stared at me in disbelief.
They thought I would throw a tantrum and cry but didn’t expect me to agree so readily.
Anthony looked at me in disbelief and asked puzzledly, “Are you out of your mind?”
I replied directly, “What? Not happy about it?”
Amber quickly pulled on Anthony’s arm, and he, fearing I might change my mind, retrieved a divorce agreement from his bag.
He said, “Then sign the divorce agreement. From now on, Micah and Maxwell have nothing to do with you, and you can’t see
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Without reading it, I signed,
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“Mom? You don’t want us anymore?” Micah and Maxwell looked at me, hurt and confused by my quick compliance,
Amber tucked the agreement away and said complacently, “Hannah, thank you for making us whole,
“If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t be so carefree out there.”
Looking at her two tall sons, Amber grinned with a proud smile.
“Okay, there’s nothing more for you to do here. Just go.” Richard waved me off impatiently.
I said, “Now that the agreement is signed, it’s time to tell you the truth.”
“What do you mean?” Amber asked, confused.
I sighed with relief. After eighteen years, it was finally over.
I clapped my hands and called to the door, “Come in.”
Moments later, two figures entered the hall.
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