Chapter 9 - HIS FINAL APOLOGYYears later, Jason sent one final message.
Through his attorney.
It was short.
I'm sorry.
That was all.
No excuses.
No accusations.
No request for money.
Just those two words.
I read them.
Then deleted them.
Not because I was angry.
Because they no longer mattered.
I had spent too long waiting for him to understand what he had done.
Eventually, I realized I didn't need his understanding.
I needed my own.
I understood now.
I hadn't deserved it.
I hadn't caused it.
I hadn't made him behave that way.
His choices belonged to him.
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My future belonged to me.
That distinction changed everything.
