Chapter 16 - The LetterThree months later, a letter arrived.
There was no return address.
Ava opened it.
Inside was a single page.
She read it twice.
Then her hands began shaking.
Daniel noticed immediately.
"What is it?"
She handed him the letter.
It was from Margaret.
The message was brief.
She did not apologize.
Not exactly.
Instead, she wrote that she had recently discovered something about Daniel's father.
Something she had kept hidden for twenty-five years.
Something that could change the history of the Vance family.
At the bottom was one sentence:
"You deserve to know what really happened the night your father died."
Daniel stared at the paper.
Ava watched him carefully.
"What does she mean?"
Daniel had no answer.
For years, his father's death had been considered a heart attack.
There had never been a reason to question it.
Until now.
He folded the letter.
"Maybe she's lying."
Ava nodded.
"Maybe."
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Daniel looked toward the ocean.
But neither of them believed it was that simple.
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