ADRIÁN HUMILIATED LUCÍA IN FRONT OF THE RICHEST FAMILIES—THEN DON RAFAEL OPENED THE BOX THAT REVEALED WHO SHE REALLY WAS
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Chapter 9 / 10
Chapter 9 - The Letter My Mother Left MeOne year later, Lucía found another letter.
This one had been hidden inside the wooden box.
Her mother's final words.
My daughter,
If you ever learn the truth, don't hate the people who protected you.
Your father gave you life.
Rafael gave you a childhood.
And I gave you the truth when I finally believed you were strong enough to carry it.
Lucía cried.
The final sentence broke her heart.
You were never an outsider.
You were the reason I survived.
Lucía closed the letter.
She understood.
Her mother had never been ashamed of her.
She had been afraid for her.
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And Rafael had never seen her as a burden.
He had seen her as his daughter.
