Chapter 21 - THE LETTER FROM HENRY HAD ONE FINAL PAGEWe thought we had read everything.
We hadn’t.
A folded page had remained stuck inside the envelope.
Nathan discovered it months later.
Henry wrote:
If Lily exists, I owe her something I cannot repair.
Nathan stopped.
He read aloud.
Grace told me she was pregnant. I knew.
My breath caught.
Then:
I convinced myself removing Grace protected Nathan from repeating my mistakes.
No.
He protected himself.
But at least the dying man partly understood.
Then:
Crane knows more than he should. Eleanor knows enough to be dangerous. Do not let either use bloodline as an excuse for control.
Finally:
A family that has to destroy children to preserve its legacy deserves to lose the legacy.
Nathan folded the paper.
For a long time, neither of us spoke.
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Henry had realized the truth too late.
But the warning helped dismantle what remained.
