The judge wanted more than promises. He asked Carter why a young, single carpenter would sacrifice his savings and independence for five unrelated children. Carter looked toward Eli, who was comforting his crying sister. Suddenly, the memories he had hidden for twenty years became impossible to ignore.
Carter finally revealed that he had once been one of five siblings himself. When his parents died in a fire, the children were separated and placed in different homes. He remembered watching his younger brother leave holding a broken red toy truck. Despite years of searching, he never reunited with everyone.
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