Chapter 13 - I Sold the Mansion Where My Daughter Had Been Hidden and Built Her a Home Where She Would Never Be AfraidMoretti sold the mansion.
He left the criminal world.
He invested his money legally.
He opened a foundation for children who had lost their parents.
Clara became the director.
Lily became the center of his world.
He learned how to make pancakes.
He learned how to braid hair.
He learned which stuffed rabbit couldn't go into the washing machine.
He learned that three-year-olds could ask more questions in ten minutes than his entire organization had asked in ten years.
And he loved every second.
But one night, Clara sat beside him.
“You never asked me why I stayed.”
Moretti looked at her.
“Why did you?”
She smiled sadly.
“Because I knew you weren't the monster everyone believed.”
He looked at Lily sleeping nearby.
“Were you afraid of me?”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“Because you were powerful.”
Clara paused.
“But I was more afraid of what would happen if Lily grew up without you.”
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Moretti took her hand.
“I won't let that happen.”
