Claire went still at the words.Then Robert and Susan Bennett walked in.Zoe leaned against the doorframe, clearly not planning to come further inside, just gave Claire a small nod."Dad. Mom," Claire said, twice, testing the words.Robert huffed. "So you do remember I'm your father."Susan crossed the room, pained, and pulled Claire's hands into hers. "Claire, honey. I really thought you'd forgotten us.""How could I," Claire said. "You raised me for over twenty years. I could never repay that in this lifetime."Susan's eyes welled up, her grip tightening. "Then why haven't you come see us all this time?""You even left that bank card behind last visit like you were trying to cut us off for good!""You've always been the light of my life, Claire. Are you really willing to just throw that away?""How could you be so cold?"Claire glanced past her to Zoe, caught the flicker of sadness on her face, and gently pulled her hand free."Mom," she said carefully, "I took Zoe's place in this l
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