My Adopted Daughter Was Washing Dishes While the Other Kids Opened Christmas Gifts—Then She Asked a Question That Broke My Heart

was smaller.

The decorations didn’t match.

The couch still had a chocolate stain.

But it felt warmer than any mansion.

Three stockings hung above the fireplace.

One for Alejandro.

One for Elena.

One for their rescue dog, Bruno.

After dinner, Elena carried a framed photograph to the mantel.

It showed the three of them standing in a snowy park.

Laughing.

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