Rena shook her head resolutely.

"I won't go anywhere. Eloise, I will stay by your side.”

A soft sigh escaped Eloise's lips.

She was at a loss as to how to handle Rena's situation. She loved Rena dearly, yet Rena was not her biological daughter. Now that Darren was gone and Rena had found her real father, Eloise could no longer be selfish and cling to her...

Enfolding Eloise in her embrace, Rena whispered, her voice filled with vulnerability, "If I were to call you 'Mom,' would you stay?"