Chapter 5 - The Woman In The Navy Coat.
Chapter 5 - The Woman In The Navy Coat.
Nora followed the only clue she had left.
The older woman.
The woman who took Emma away.
The woman who knew about the necklace.
The woman who reacted like she had seen a ghost when she saw Nora.
The police report from the supermarket gave her a name.
Margaret Hale.
Sixty-two years old.
Former employee at St. Catherine’s Hospital.
Nora stared at the information on her computer screen.
Former employee.
That was not a coincidence.
She searched deeper.
Margaret Hale worked in the maternity department six years ago.
The exact department where Nora gave birth.
The exact department where her daughter disappeared.
Nora felt anger rising inside her.
She had spent years blaming fate.
A medical accident.
A tragedy.
A cruel moment of life.
But now it looked different.
It looked planned.
Her phone rang.
Unknown number.
Nora answered immediately.
“Hello?”
No one spoke.
Only breathing.
Then a small voice whispered.
“Mommy?”
Nora stood up.
“Emma?”
The line went silent.
Then another voice appeared.
Margaret.
“You need to stop calling her.”
Nora’s hands tightened.
“Where is she?”
“You don’t understand.”
“No.”
Nora’s voice broke.
“I understand one thing.”
“She is my daughter.”
Margaret was silent.
Then she said something Nora never expected.
“I know.”
Nora froze.
The words felt impossible.
“You know?”
“Yes.”
“Then why did you take her?”
Margaret’s voice trembled.
“Because I was trying to keep her alive.”
The call ended.
Nora stared at the phone.
Trying to understand.
But one thought remained.
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