A secret adoption
Elara stated that she secretly adopted the children from her friend Sara, who couldn’t keep them. ‘Sara was in a bad situation,’ Elara explained. ‘She had no other options.’ Julian listened closely, gently putting the pieces of the puzzle together. He remembered never hearing about this acquaintance during their marriage and realized how much Elara had kept hidden. ‘And you accomplished all this without telling me?’ he inquired.
A Secret Adoption
Out of compassion
Sara’s position was severe, and Elara acted compassionately by adopting the children. ‘She was alone and afraid, Julian,’ Elara explained, her tears welling up. ‘I couldn’t let her kids suffer.’ Julian’s heart sunk with a mixture of empathy and regret. He tried to comprehend how much strain Elara must have felt. ‘You took on so much,’ he said quietly, more to himself than to her. The enormity of her sacrifice weighed heavily on him.
Out Of Compassion
