Chapter 18 - THE GRANDMOTHER WHO LOST HER THRONELenora arrived without jewelry.
Without a driver.
Without the armor of Greenwich society.
She stood at Grant's front door holding a small wooden toy.
Grant almost didn't recognize her.
Caleb stared at her from Audrey's arms.
Lenora began crying.
Not dramatically.
Silently.
“I don't deserve to ask.”
Audrey answered gently.
“No, you don't.”
Lenora nodded.
That answer seemed to matter.
Because Audrey hadn't forgiven her.
Forgiveness wasn't something Lenora could demand anymore.
Grant allowed her thirty minutes.
When Lenora left, she paused at the driveway.
“I spent my life protecting a name.”
Grant looked at her.
“And almost lost your family.”
Lenora lowered her eyes.
May you like
“I know.”
For once, Grant believed her.
