My Mother-in-Law Saw My Newborn Daughter’s Arm and Went Pale—Then She Told Us We Couldn’t Keep Her

For once, Beatrice did not argue.

PART 16 — THE BIRTHMARK

A pediatric dermatologist examined Hope’s arm.

Not because the mark was dangerous.

Because we needed to stop allowing family folklore to outrank medicine.

The dermatologist looked at it.

Then looked at Julian’s.

Then at old photographs of Richard.

“They are visually similar.”

Beatrice leaned forward.