Chapter 14 - The Cost of TruthEthan found Thalia sitting alone on the terrace.
"You saved yourself," he said.
She shook her head.
"I destroyed everything."
"No."
He sat beside her.
"You destroyed a lie."
Thalia looked at him.
"What if I had told you earlier?"
"I would have come."
"That's what scared me."
Ethan understood.
She hadn't wanted her father to solve her problems.
She wanted to prove she could survive them.
"I needed to know I wasn't powerless," she whispered.
May you like
Ethan nodded.
"Now you know."
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Chapter 15 - The Woman Who SurvivedWeeks passed.
Chapter 16 - The WitnessesThe investigation continued.
Chapter 17 - A New BeginningMonths later, Thalia created a foundation for people trapped in abusive financial and professional relationships.
Chapter 18 - The LetterOne year after the night everything changed, Thalia received a letter.
Chapter 19 - The DoorThat evening, Thalia visited her father.
Chapter 20 - The Next ChapterMonths later, the Whitmore Foundation opened its largest center yet.
