My Wife Left Me with Our 6 Daughters for Her Rich Boss – 15 Years Later, She Showed up at Our Oldest Daughter's Wedding, but What Our Daughter Did Next Left Everyone Speechless

"Our daughter can hear you."

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Back in the kitchen, Adele sat across from me.

"I can tell her no," I said. "This is your wedding."

"Tell her she's welcome."

My stomach dropped. "Adele."

"I mean it."

"She's not coming for you. She's coming to perform."

"I know."

"This is your wedding."

"Then why let her?"

Adele looked at me for a long second. "Because you spent 15 years protecting us from the truth. I think it's time the truth protected you."

I went still.

"No."

"You know what I'm asking for."

"The box stays where it is."

"I think it's time the truth protected you."

"The box, Dad."

Inside were 15 years of things I'd sent to Maya, all returned.

Birthday invitations. School pictures. Recital programs. Graduation notices. Copies of emails. Returned envelopes. Cards the girls had made before they stopped asking if Mom might come next time.

I hadn't kept it for revenge.