It had been a month since we brought our adopted 4-year-old daughter Jennifer into the family. It had been a long and hard road to adoption, but she brought so much happiness into our lives. But one tragic night, Jennifer’s kind words would make everything different.
Jennifer looked at me with wide eyes as I put her to bed and whispered, “Mommy, don’t trust Daddy.” Her words hung in the air, leaving me speechless and want to know what she meant. When I asked her nicely why she would say something like that, her answer sent chills down my spine.
Her little voice was full of worry as she said, “He’s talking funny.” “Like he’s hiding something.” She said something that made me question her, even though I tried to reassure her. The thought that something was wrong wouldn’t go away.
When I looked at Jennifer, I saw that she had complete faith in me, but her relationship with my husband Richard was still not solid. After only a month with us, she was still getting used to her new life. But her warning made me wonder more than it answered. What did Richard have hidden, and why did Jennifer need to tell me? For the sake of our family’s safety, I knew I had to solve this puzzle.
