WE ADOPTED A 4-YEAR-OLD GIRL… THEN MY WIFE SHOCKED ME WITH 5 WORDS I’LL NEVER FORGET

Jennifer hesitated, glancing up at me before giving a tiny nod. She clung to my hand as we walked, her grip firm and unrelenting. Richard tried to coax her out of her shell with gentle questions, but each time he spoke, her little fingers squeezed tighter.

At the counter, he asked cheerfully, “Chocolate? Strawberry?”

“Vanilla, please,” she whispered.

Richard looked briefly surprised, then smiled. “Vanilla it is.”

Even as she ate, she stayed close to me, her gaze flicking toward him with quiet suspicion.

That night, as I tucked her into bed, she clung to my arm.

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