“What happened here?” He asked. Helen tilted her head with mock innocence. “I simply told the truth, James. She is not your daughter. Why should you pour all your love and energy into someone who isn’t really yours? It’s completely foolish.”
Sophie whimpered louder, burying her face against my shoulder. I felt her little body shaking with fresh sobs.
James stepped forward, his shoulders squared. “Don’t you ever, ever say that again. Sophie is my daughter. She became mine the moment I chose to love her, and nothing in this world will ever change that. Not you, not anyone.”
Helen’s lips curled into a mocking smile. “You’re completely blinded by sentiment. One day, you’ll regret wasting all this time and energy.”
“No,” James said firmly, his eyes blazing with protective love. “The only regret I have is allowing you near her for this long. If you cannot accept Sophie as part of our family, then you are not welcome in this house. Not today, not tomorrow, not ever.”
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