Chapter 26 - LILY ASKED ABOUT THE WOMAN WITH THE HOCKEY STICKAt thirteen, Lily finally asked about Victoria.

She remembered fragments.
“Did she know Dad was her brother?”
“No.”
“Did Grandma know?”
“Eleanor knew.”
Lily frowned.
“That’s disgusting.”
“Yes.”
“Was Victoria bad?”
I thought.
“She did something bad to me.”
“Really bad.”
“Yes.”
“But people had also lied to her for years.”
Lily considered.
“So both?”
“Yes.”
She nodded.
Children understand complexity when adults stop demanding simple villains.
Then:
“Do I have to forgive her?”
“No.”
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“Good.”
Same rule.