A Star Between Us

At nineteen, Claire gave birth to Ellie alone on a snowy street. Five years later, Ellie is diagnosed with thalassemia and needs a bone marrow transplant. Desperate, Claire finds Ellie's father—Adrian, head of the Kingsley Group. A paternity test confirms Ellie is his daughter, and Adrian brings them into his estate—but his god-sister Serena grows jealous and vengeful.Serena falsely accuses Claire of theft, fakes a pregnancy, and kidnaps Claire and Ellie. Adrian sees through every scheme and protects Claire fiercely. When Serena lunges with a knife, Adrian takes the blow on his back. At his hospital bed, Claire holds his hand, sobbing: "I thought no one loved me until you came. Please wake up—Ellie can't lose her father, and I can't lose you."Adrian wakes. Claire finally says the words he has waited for: "I love you." Their hands—Claire's, Adrian's, and Ellie's—come together as sunlight fills the room.