Chapter 15 - THE LAST CONFRONTATIONDaniel asked to see Claire one final time.
She agreed.
They met in the old garden behind the mansion.
Autumn leaves covered the stone path.
For the first time in years, they were alone.
Daniel looked older.
Smaller.
“I made mistakes,” he said.
Claire stared at him.
“You betrayed me.”
“I was afraid.”
“Of what?”
He looked away.
“Of becoming responsible for someone who needed me.”
Claire nodded slowly.
“At least you're finally honest.”
Daniel's eyes filled with tears.
“I loved you.”
Claire shook her head.
“You loved who I was.”
Silence.
Then Claire said:
“You want forgiveness?”
Daniel nodded.
“You'll have it someday.”
His eyes lifted.
“But forgiveness doesn't mean access.”
She turned her wheelchair away.
“You lost the right to be my husband.”
Then she looked back.
“But Emily deserves a father who learns from his mistakes.”
Daniel began crying.
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Claire didn't.
She had already cried enough.
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