Chapter 18 - The LetterOn Lucas's eighteenth birthday, Elena gave him a sealed envelope.
Inside was the original forged death notice.
Lucas read it silently.
Then he looked up.
"Grandmother did this?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Because she believed control was more important than love."
Lucas folded the paper.
"Did you hate her?"
Elena considered the question.
"Once."
"And now?"
"I don't spend enough time thinking about her to hate her."
Lucas nodded.
He finally understood.
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Forgiveness did not mean pretending nothing happened.
It meant refusing to let the past own the future.
