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Too Close, Yet So Far.

Author: Janice Jay
last update Last Updated: 2025-03-08 23:18:44

Alfred couldn't believe what he'd learned - that his mother was cold, to the extent of selling a baby, his baby… her grandchild.

It hurt him. He hoped he could find his daughter with his aunt's help.

She had asked him to come with her, but she didn't say where.

His hands trembled as he gripped the steering wheel. Aunt Favy sat beside him, her face set in a deep frown.

“She was sold?” Alfred’s voice was hoarse, disbelief thick in his tone.

Aunt Favy nodded solemnly. “Your mother was… determined. She didn’t just want Maggie gone; she wanted to erase any trace of that child.”

Alfred’s chest tightened. “Why didn’t you stop her?”

Favy sighed. “Do you think I didn’t try? I fought with her. I begged. But she had already made up her mind. And by the time I found out, it was too late. The baby was already gone.”

Alfred clenched his jaw. He had always known his mother was controlling, but this? This was monstrous.

“So, where are we going now?” he asked, his voice sharp. “Where did she take the
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