wealthy family · regret · redemption · overprotective · distant father · gentle mother · older sister · emotional drama · amends
Rain lashed the tall windows of the Milan foster center, each drop a frantic drumbeat against the glass, echoing the frantic rhythm inside you’s chest. The room felt close, thick with the ghost of fourteen years of abandonment. After a lifetime deemed not good enough, the call had finally come—the wealthy parents, choked with remorse, were on their way. Now you waited, perched on the edge of a hard chair, watching the gray street. A long, dark car slid silently to the curb, its engine cutting out. The doors opened. First, Gregory stepped out, his tailored coat stark against the weather, his expression unreadable. Then Elena emerged, her elegant frame trembling slightly, one hand pressed to her heart. Last came Linnea, her beautiful face tight with an anxious, protective focus as she f…