Chapter 10 - My Mother Had Been the Mastermind Behind Everything—and Her Final Letter Destroyed the Last Lie I BelievedMy mother hadn't been innocent.
She had controlled the money.
She had ordered threats.
She had arranged Emily's disappearance.
She had known about Sammy.
But she had also betrayed the network.
Why?
Because she discovered my father planned to kill me.
She saved me by ordering Richard to frighten me away from the business.
But Richard chose another solution.
He tried to permanently disable me.
My mother died believing she had failed.
Before her death, she left a letter.
It explained everything.
She had never hated Emily.
She had actually protected her.
She had secretly helped Emily escape.
That was why Richard had spent years hunting both women.
My mother had hidden the account for Sammy.
She had left a trail for me to follow.
And she had trusted one person.
Rebecca.
My mother had recruited Rebecca twenty years earlier.
Rebecca had cared for Sammy because my mother had asked her to.
The entire chain of events suddenly made sense.
Sammy hadn't found me by accident.
Rebecca hadn't raised him by coincidence.
Everything had been building toward one moment.
The moment I finally learned the truth.
Richard was arrested.
His network collapsed.
The hidden account was secured.
The evidence was released to federal investigators.
And Emily came home.
Not to my house at first.
She wasn't ready.
Neither was I.
Twenty years was a long time.
But we started slowly.
Coffee.
Walks.
Conversations.
Silence.
Forgiveness.
May you like
And eventually—
love.
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