Five years later, on the eve of my return to Houston, I heard from friends about Jayden's reaction when he received the foam box.

They said Jayden initially thought I was joking and didn’t believe it at all. It wasn’t until he saw the surgical document attached to the box that he trembled and asked his secretary to verify it at the hospital. Once the document was confirmed to be real, the usually proud Jayden broke down, hugging the foam box and sobbing uncontrollably on the floor.

He began searching for me all over the world, sending countless messages to my old phone and WhatsApp. But I never received any...