Chapter 18 - The ScarThe scar on Lily's forehead had faded.
But Evelyn knew some scars weren't visible.
One evening, Lily asked:
"Mommy, is Richard ever coming back?"
Evelyn sat beside her.
"No."
"Are we safe now?"
Evelyn paused.
"Yes."
Lily smiled.
"Good."
She rested her head against her mother's shoulder.
Evelyn looked at the sunset.
She thought about the woman she had been before all of this.
Quiet.
Afraid.
Broken by grief.
That woman had disappeared.
In her place stood someone stronger.
Not because she had become ruthless.
Because she had learned that courage could be quiet.
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That truth could be more powerful than money.
And that a mother protecting her child could become an unstoppable force.
