Chapter 4

For the next three days, I played the same role I had for the past five years. I peeled fruit for Zack, checked his pinyin homework, and read him bedtime stories at night to help him fall asleep.

Every day when Samuel came home from work, he'd come over and hug me with a smile. "Thanks for all your hard work, honey."

On the third night, Samuel came home a little tipsy, looking in a great mood. "Natalie, I had dinner with some old friends today. They all said Zack is starting to look more and more like me."

"Was…