Then she answered simply.

“Now… we figure out what’s best for Grace.”

Daniel nodded.

No arguments.

No pressure.

Just acceptance.

And for the first time since he burst into the room, the fear in his eyes softened into something else.

Hope.

Outside, the rain faded into a gentle drizzle over the waking city.

Inside the hospital room, three generations stood around a tiny crib.

A broken past.

An uncertain future.

And a little girl who—without realizing it—had already changed all of their lives forever.