I squeezed his hand.
“You’re here now, Dad.”
But the biggest shock was still waiting.
Two days after the birth, Daniel arrived with an update.
The police had arrested Jack and Martha after investigators uncovered evidence of their plans. They also discovered that the former business partner had been financing their scheme.
Jack had sent a confession through his lawyer.
In it, he admitted that he had initially approached me because of my family’s wealth.
But he also claimed that he had genuinely fallen in love with me.
I read the letter once.
Then I folded it and put it away.
Some betrayals cannot be repaired with apologies.
The Unexpected Final Twist
Six months later, I was living with my father again.
But I was no longer the spoiled young woman who had run away from home.
I had started working with a charity that supported struggling mothers and children.
