It shamed me to tell you this, because I always tried to raise you with principles and integrity. But this is my story. And, my daughter, I regretted it. I changed my life.

I took all the money I had been saving for old age, requested leave from the hospital, and fled with you to the southern United States. We stayed in South Carolina for a while, until all the documents were ready. Gregory arranged everything—I was given a new identity.

A few months later, I left the country. I went to Brazil.