It showed the hospital surveillance and recordings from 15 years ago.
Melody's biological mother slipped a thick envelope to a nurse. "That's 100,000 dollars. My due date is the same as Mrs. Thornton's. Make sure we deliver at the same time. Once my daughter is born, switch her with the Thornton baby."
The camera caught it clearly—the nurse swapping the bracelets.
Then more footage. More photos.
They showed Melody's biological mother carrying me out and dumping me in the woods behind the hospital. I'd have frozen to death if a woodcutter hadn't found me.
Silence. Total silence.
I lifted the microphone. My voice was calm, but every word rang crystal clear. "Let me introduce the woman standing in front of you. The so-called Thornton family heiress was never a 'mistaken' adopted daughte
