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The letter felt impossibly heavy in my hand, a silent, parchment-thin harbinger of an uncertain future. My mind raced, conjuring every worst-case scenario. Would it be a formal declaration, a polite but firm statement about her desire to explore her biological roots, to find family I couldn’t provide? Would she announce her plans to move away, to travel the world on her own, leaving me behind with nothing but memories and the echoing silence of an empty nest? The immense wealth she now controlled, coupled with her newfound legal autonomy, made these fears feel painfully real, almost inevitable. Every sacrifice, every late night, every moment I had poured my very soul into raising her, flashed before my eyes, threatening to crumble under the weight of this single, sealed envelope. My breath caught in my throat; the air in the room seemed to thicken with unspoken anxieties. I looked at Miranda, searching her face for any hint of emotion, any clue to the impending content, but her eyes held a calm, knowing depth that offered no easy answers. The silence stretched, unbearable and pregnant with possibility. Was this the moment our chosen family, built on love and sacrifice, would finally be unchosen? Was this the end of our journey together, or was there an unexpected twist waiting within those folded pages?
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