After her father’s funeral in California, nine-year-old Emily Carter faced an even harsher loss. As soon as the chapel doors closed, her stepmother leaned down and said coldly: — “Our paths end here. Your father is gone, and I have no intention of raising someone else’s child.” With that, Linda placed the little girl’s backpack on the sidewalk, got into her shiny Mercedes, and drove away without looking back. Cars rushed past on the streets of Santa Monica, and passersby cast quick glances—but n

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