Serious warning
Her mother hesitated on the other end of the line, a silence that felt heavy and foreboding. Then, with a serious and gentle tone, she warned Kate, “If it really is hers, looking into this could only bring up more pain than you might be ready for. I’m telling you this because I care—sometimes, it’s better to leave certain things in the past. So I suggest you stop.”
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