Chapter 14

This was none of Evelyn's business anymore, though. After being brought to Miraglia by the people Francis and Maureen had sent to pick her up, she saw them waiting anxiously at the arrival hall with a bouquet. That was when she realized she looked just like her mother. The reunion was 15 years overdue. The family of three held each other tightly and cried tears of joy. Maureen wiped her tears, but they started flowing again when she appraised Evelyn. She refused to let Evelyn's hand go, holding tightly onto it even when they got home. "Your father and I named you Clementine Graham, sweetie. What do you…" Evelyn Ford was the name the Fords had given her after adopting her, and it was the name she'd used for the past 15 years. It was a little… "It's okay, Mom. I can go back to being Clementine," Clementine said. She'd already severed ties with the Ford family and was no longer a part of them. Naturally, she had to use the name her birth parents had given her. Maureen nodded vigorou