Chapter 18 - GRANDPA'S FINAL MESSAGELily opened it.
The handwriting was her grandfather's.
Dear Lily,
If you're reading this, then you are old enough to know that families are not perfect.
We hide things because we believe secrets protect the people we love.
Sometimes they do.
But more often, secrets become cages.
Lily's eyes filled with tears.
The final paragraph was short.
Your grandmother will tell you what happened. But there is one thing she cannot tell you.
Lily turned the page.
There was only one sentence.
Someone else knew about the ledger.
She stared at the words.
Daniel read over her shoulder.
“Who?”
Lily looked at him.
“I don't know.”
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Then they heard a sound above them.
A car door closing.
