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Chris died, life put them to the test once more. Margaret struggled to get back on her feet after losing him. And for days, she just hugged his luggage and cried for hours, remembering all the times they\u2019d shared. She hardly ever ate or slept and isolated herself from everyone.Concerned, Mrs. Duncan, her neighbor and close friend, paid her a visit one day. \u201cDon\u2019t do this to yourself, Margaret,\u201d she said. \u201cI know it\u2019s difficult, but think about yourself as well. You can\u2019t afford to ignore your health in this manner!\u201d \u201cI don\u2019t want to think about anything, Claire,\u201d Margaret said. \u201cWith Chris gone, I feel like I don\u2019t have the zeal to live anymore. I believe we should have considered adoption; at the very least, a child would have alleviated my sadness.\u201d \u201cThen why don\u2019t you do that now?\u201d Mrs. Duncan suggested. \u201cYou\u2019re still earning money, and I don\u2019t think there\u2019ll be any problems. If you want, my sister can recommend a good orphanage close to her home. We can all go there!\u201d\u201dI\u2019ll think about it, Claire,\u201d Margaret said as she wiped her tears away. \u201cThank you for coming. I feel a lot better now that I\u2019ve talked to you.\u201d \u201cDon\u2019t be stupid, Margaret,\u201d Mrs. Duncan said as she stood up to leave. \u201cWe\u2019ve known each other for nearly 15 years. Please let me know if you ever feel down again. I am always here for you.\u201d After Mrs. Duncan left that day, Margaret wondered if she should adopt a child. After all, she was alone, and that kid would most likely fill the void in her life. So she decided to give it a shot and began searching for her ID and other documents. However, she couldn\u2019t find her bank statements anywhere. Maybe I kept it in Chris\u2019s study room. She thought as she finished checking the last drawer. She went into the study and searched through the cabinet where Chris frequently kept his work documents. But while she was busy exploring the shelves, a file suddenly fell to the ground, revealing two passports.Margaret snatched it up and began poring over its contents. To her amazement, she also found an ID inside the file. It had Chris\u2019s picture on it, but the name was registered as George Black. She quickly checked the passports, and while one bore his original name, the other indicated the name George Black again. What is even happening? Why do you have a weird ID and different passports, Chris? Is that what you were doing when you were away from home for weeks? Margaret was stunned. She rechecked the ID for an address and discovered it was listed somewhere in New Jersey. Thankfully, the address wasn\u2019t a fake one. She was determined to find out what was going on, so she hopped on a plane the next week and went straight to the mentioned address upon arrival. A middle-aged woman greeted her at the door. Her name was Erica. She was tall and had hazelnut eyes. She was dressed in a loose pink dress, but Margaret could tell she was pregnant by the way she kept her hand on her stomach. \u201cHello, how may I assist you?\u201d she asked softly.\u201dHi, my name is Margaret,\u201d Margaret introduced herself. \u201cDo you know anyone named George Black?\u201d \u201cYes! He\u2019s my husband. He\u2019s away on a research trip. What happened? Is he okay? There\u2019s nothing wrong, right?\u201d she asked, worried. Looking at Erica\u2019s condition, Margaret decided it was better not to break the whole news to her at her doorstep. So she asked Erica if she could come inside, and as she took a seat, she revealed the entire story to her. But Erica refused to believe it. \u201cI don\u2019t believe you!\u201d she exclaimed when Margaret finished. \u201cWe\u2019ve been married for 17 years! What proof do you have that George was your husband? Perhaps you made these passports rather than him. Get out now before I call the cops!\u201d\u201dI\u2019m not lying, Erica,\u201d Margaret clarified. \u201cYou\u2019ve seen these images. These are photos from our wedding anniversary. He frequently disappeared for weeks or months, telling me it was a research trip; now I know exactly what he was up to.\u201d \u201cWell, that\u2019s a great story, lady,\u201d Erica snarled. \u201cNow get out of here, or I\u2019ll have to evict you!\u201d \u201cFine, if you don\u2019t believe me, it\u2019s okay, but tell me one last thing\u2026\u201d Margaret asked Erica when George would leave home for the research trips. And it turned out it was the same duration during which he stayed at his home in Florida. \u201cAnd if you don\u2019t believe me still, I know that he has a birthmark on his left shoulder. Do you trust me now?\u201d Margaret continued. When Erica heard that, she clutched her stomach and started crying. Margaret dashed over to catch her before she fell. But the pregnant woman quickly succumbed to the pain and passed out. Margaret called the ambulance and rushed her to the hospital where Erica delivered a beautiful baby girl named Charlotte via surgery.When Margaret checked on her at her ward post-delivery, Erica couldn\u2019t stop crying. \u201cThanks for saving me and my child, Margaret,\u201d she sobbed. \u201cI can never thank you enough. And I\u2019m sorry for being rude to you. I was also suspicious that Goerge was lying, but I never gave it much thought because I was afraid of losing our family. I\u2019m so sorry\u2026\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s okay, Erica,\u201d Margaret consoled her then hugged her. \u201cYou need to stay strong for your baby girl, and if you need any help, I will always be by your side. After all, it\u2019s not your fault Chris did what he did. The best we can do is become each other\u2019s support now. What do you think?\u201d Erica smiled and nodded. And in the end, Margaret became Charlotte\u2019s godmother. What can we learn from this story? Sometimes our instincts are correct. Erica had a sneaking suspicion that George\/Chris was concealing something from her, which proved to be right. Learn to be helpful and kind. Margaret could have abandoned Erica in her agony, but she didn\u2019t. She dialed 911 and made sure Erica and her child were safe. If you enjoyed this story, you might like this one about a woman who follows a little boy who collects leftovers from her restaurant and learns a shocking truth.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chris died, life put them to the test once more. Margaret struggled to get back on her feet after losing him. And for days, she just hugged his luggage and cried for hours, remembering all the times they\u2019d shared. She hardly ever ate or slept and isolated herself from everyone.Concerned, Mrs. Duncan, her neighbor and…<\/p>\n

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