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Part 2<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The backyard stayed silent except for the soft hiss of the grill and paper plates rustling in the wind. Vanessa stared at my phone as if it were aimed straight at her chest.<\/p>\n

Claire walked toward me, pale-faced. \u201cDaniel, what are you doing?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I should have done when she first started insulting our family,\u201d I said.<\/p>\n

Vanessa gave one thin laugh. \u201cYou\u2019re insane. You\u2019re making things up because I slapped you.\u201d<\/p>\n

I looked at Claire\u2019s mother, Margaret. \u201cThree years ago, Claire called Vanessa because she was scared. Her ex, Mark, had come back demanding ten thousand dollars in exchange for signing the adoption papers. Claire was exhausted, broke, and terrified that he would drag the kids through court.\u201d<\/p>\n

Margaret covered her mouth. \u201cClaire, why didn\u2019t you tell me?\u201d<\/p>\n

Claire\u2019s eyes filled. \u201cBecause I was ashamed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vanessa snapped, \u201cNo, because it was private.\u201d<\/p>\n

I turned my phone screen outward. \u201cPrivate? You mean like these messages?\u201d<\/p>\n

I opened the screenshots I had saved years earlier, not for revenge, but because our attorney told us to keep every record. The first message was from Vanessa to Claire.<\/p>\n

Just pay him. Daniel wants to play daddy so badly, let him prove it.<\/p>\n

The second was worse.<\/p>\n

If Mark signs, Daniel owes you. Make sure you get something out of this marriage.<\/p>\n

A murmur passed through the relatives. Vanessa\u2019s husband, Patrick, stood by the fence with his arms at his sides, looking as if he had just found a stranger wearing his wife\u2019s face.<\/p>\n

Vanessa\u2019s cheeks went dark red. \u201cThat is completely out of context.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d Claire said quietly.<\/p>\n

Everyone turned toward her.<\/p>\n

Claire stepped beside me and took my hand. \u201cIt\u2019s not out of context. She said it. She told me Daniel only wanted the kids because he couldn\u2019t have his own.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lily began to cry. Owen stood frozen, fists clenched at his sides.<\/p>\n

That was when I knelt in front of them. I did not care who was watching. I did not care that my cheek still burned.<\/p>\n

\u201cListen to me,\u201d I said softly. \u201cBoth of you. There is nothing fake about being your dad. I chose you because I loved you. I signed those papers because I wanted the whole world to know what I already knew.\u201d<\/p>\n

Owen\u2019s chin trembled. \u201cAm I the reason she hit you?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d I said. \u201cAdults are responsible for their own actions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lily threw her arms around my neck. Owen followed a second later, and I held them until their breathing slowed.<\/p>\n

When I stood, Claire was crying openly. She faced her sister.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou slapped my husband,\u201d Claire said. \u201cYou humiliated my children. You used the most painful part of our lives as entertainment because you were embarrassed about a stain on your blouse.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vanessa\u2019s voice rose. \u201cSo now I\u2019m the villain?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d Margaret said, standing taller than I had seen her in years. \u201cYou are someone who needs to leave.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vanessa looked around, waiting for someone to defend her.<\/p>\n

No one did.<\/p>\n

Patrick picked up their car keys from the table. \u201cVanessa,\u201d he said, his voice flat. \u201cGet in the car.\u201d<\/p>\n

She glared at me as though this were still a competition. \u201cYou think this makes you a hero?\u201d<\/p>\n

I shook my head. \u201cNo. It just makes me their father.\u201d<\/p>\n

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