I Called My Mom After Giving Birth and She Said She Was Too Busy With My Sister’s Party Until the Next Day They Came Begging

the estate lawyer’s number.”

Patricia blinked. “What?”

“Write it down,” I said.

Her shoulders softened with relief. She thought I was giving in. She reached into her purse for a pen, already recalculating, already recomposing herself.

“I knew you’d come to your senses,” she said.

“I didn’t say I was signing anything,” I said.

Her hand stopped.

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