The woman froze, confusion turning to shock. “How… how do you know my name?”
Alexander dropped to his knees in the snow, tears streaming down his face. “It’s me… Alex. Your brother.”
Twenty-five years ago, teenage sweethearts Elena and her boyfriend had run away, dreaming of a better life. But tragedy struck—a car accident took her boyfriend’s life, and in the chaos of poverty and grief, Elena gave birth alone. Overwhelmed, she left her newborn son at a hospital, believing he’d have a better chance with a wealthy family. She vanished into the streets, ashamed and heartbroken.
That abandoned baby was Alexander. Adopted by a kind couple who built a fortune, he grew up searching for his birth mother, never knowing if she was alive.
Now, fate had brought them together on a frozen sidewalk.
Elena sobbed, reaching out with trembling hands. Alexander pulled her and the baby into his arms, holding them as if they’d shatter.
“You’re my mother,” he said through tears. “And this… this is my little sister?”
Elena nodded, unable to speak.