An elderly man was driving his beloved granddaughter in his old pickup truck—but suddenly, their path was blocked by a gang of thugs! And when they caught a glimpse of something under her dress, they were utterly speechless

“I didn’t know Lucy had a son,” Nick said, wiping a tear. “If I had, I’d have taken him in.” The thought that Max, the thug, was his grandson was unimaginable. Bracing himself, Nick shared the painful truth he’d buried for years.

“We didn’t always live here. When we were young, my wife Tammy and I moved to the city for better jobs. Didn’t get rich, but we stayed. Tammy was a teacher, the best in town. I was a mechanic, always got praise. Then we had Lucy, our pride and joy. Smart, beautiful, like you. She became a nurse, started working. Then everything fell apart.”

Tears welled up. “Ten years later, we found out Lucy was a criminal, running with real thieves. I don’t know what she was missing. It started with phone scams, then worse. As a private nurse, she’d give shots that knocked people out, erased their memory. Then she and her crew would rob them blind.” Daisy was stunned. “Ten years, and you had no idea?” Nick shook his head. “We had suspicions, but didn’t want to believe it. She’d say her fancy clothes and trips came from a rich fiancé.”

When Lucy’s gang got busted, she went to prison. Nick and Tammy faced relentless harassment. Kids and teachers tormented Tammy at school, questioning her ability to teach when her daughter was a crook. Their apartment door was defaced with slurs like “Home of the thief’s parents.” Nick lost his job, and Tammy died of a heart attack from the stress. “I wanted to follow her,” Nick sobbed, “but something held me back.”

Daisy comforted him, knowing no one loved her like her grandpa. He continued. “I couldn’t stay in the city, surrounded by memories of Tammy. I came back here. Nine years later, Lucy got out early on parole. She worked as a janitor, met a local guy, got pregnant with you. They planned to marry, and things seemed to turn around. But her old crew tracked her down, lured her back. I begged her to stay, even locked the doors, but she climbed out a window and ran. More thefts, back to prison. She died there of pneumonia. Then your dad got killed by a bear on a hunting trip. So it was just you and me.”

“I’m sorry I didn’t tell you. I was ashamed,” Nick said. Daisy hugged him tightly. He’d been her mom and dad, her everything. She felt for Max, who could’ve been her brother. “When I saw Max at the lineup,” Nick said, “it was like seeing Lucy. He’s her spitting image. That pendant? Lucy believed in charms. She might’ve given it to him.”..

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