The traffic flowed endlessly down the road. Renee Jennings leaned her head against the glass, gazing at the world outside. A stone seemed to have settled in her heart, heavy and sinking.
Raleigh gripped the steering wheel and couldn't help but exclaim, "My God, I can't believe Addie Sutton wasn't their biological daughter."
Director Leto, sitting in the passenger seat, heaved a long sigh. "I suspected the family might favor the son, but I never imagined the truth was that Addie wasn't their biological child."
"Their second kid looks like a real handful," Raleigh said. "You can tell he's spoiled rotten."
"You can only imagine how much that poor girl suffered in that house." Director Leto was a parent himself, with a son about the same age as Addie Sutton. The thought hit close to home, and his eyes grew a little misty.
