Eventually, the GPS in his car led her to a small house. Amanda answered the door — again. The results shattered her. Patrick was the father.Determined to return the baby to her real mother, Nancy searched Patrick’s belongings for clues. Eventually, the GPS in his car led her to a small house. Amanda answered the door — again.
This time, she revealed the full truth: the baby’s mother, Emma, had died of a heart attack days after Patrick’s accident.Emma’s name stopped Nancy cold. She had known Emma. Years ago, Emma and Patrick had been in love — until Nancy lied about being pregnant to win Patrick back. Her lie worked.
Emma left town, heartbroken, and Patrick stayed with Nancy, never knowing the truth.Now Nancy knew he had found Emma again — and had a child with her.Crushed with guilt, Nancy made a decision: she would raise Patrick and Emma’s baby as her own, as a way to make peace with her past.
Years later, when the child — Catherine — turned sixteen, Nancy told her everything. She feared rejection. Instead, Catherine hugged her and said, “You’re my mom in every way that counts.”In that moment, Nancy felt a sense of forgiveness — from Catherine, and perhaps, from Patrick and Emma too.