CHAPTER 189 THE HEART

"The DNA proves that she's my biological mother, but it doesn't prove that she's my mother in heart," Madison said, her voice filled with emotion. "A mother's love is supposed to be unconditional, but hers is conditional on her own interests and desires. She's more concerned with her own secrets and lies than with being a true parent to me." Madison's eyes flashed with anger and hurt. "I don't know who this woman is anymore, Michael. I don't know how she can claim to be my mother when she's shown me nothing but manipulation and deceit." Michael's expression was sympathetic, his eyes filled with understanding. "You're right, Madison. A true mother's love is unconditional, and it's clear that your mother's behavior has been far from that. But we'll get through this together, and we'll uncover the truth behind her actions." Madison's eyes welled up with tears as she felt a deep sense of sadness wash over her. She mourned the loss of the mother she once knew, the mother who had been her