She won custody and the house. Eventually, she and Harry fell in love, married, and had a son, Alan. With five daughters and a baby boy, Anne finally felt whole.Years later, at a mall, she ran into Matthew — now working a minimum-wage job handing out pretzel samples. He looked broken. Anne introduced him to Alan, proudly saying he was Harry’s son.

Matthew begged to sell their old house. Though she didn’t have to, Anne agreed and gave him half. He later tried reconnecting with the girls, but they wanted nothing to do with him.Anne never looked back — her true family had already begun the day she walked away.