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8

The next day, Dashiell took me and his mom to the hospital.

It was the same ward, the same group of people, but this time with me and a small child added to the mix.

I finally got to see Melody's face clearly. Judging solely by our features, we only looked about fifty percent alike.

But it might have been because she had just given birth and was still a bit swollen.

"Sis, don't you think Melody looks like you? I was shocked at first too, thought she might be your sister or something," Serenity joked from the side.

"What a coincidence! They do look alike. This little one takes after his mom. Emily, look, the baby even resembles you a bit," my mother-in-law quickly chimed in.

"Yeah, there is a resemblance," I managed to croak out through my dry throat.

"Thank you all for agreeing to adopt him. I can't manage on my own, and I'll be heading back to the States after my postpartum recovery. I'm entrusting the child to you."