Chapter 10 - CELIA’S APOLOGY WAS ABOUT THE WRONG THINGCelia sent flowers.
Gideon refused them.
Then a letter.
I am sorry I did not understand Sage was your daughter.
Wrong.
Naomi returned it through counsel.
Celia tried again.
I am sorry the situation became humiliating.
Passive.
No.
Months later:
I deliberately poured orange juice on Sage after Helena asked me to make the child uncomfortable enough to leave the ballroom.
There.
I knew Sage’s mother had recently died.
Hard.
I told myself it was harmless because no one would physically hurt her.
Accurate.
I used public embarrassment against a child because my family had financial interests tied to Helena’s trust influence.
Yes.
Then:
It would have been wrong even if Sage had no connection to Gideon at all.
That was finally worth preserving.
Sage did not read it.
She was seven.
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Adults did not need to hand a child every confession simply because it mentioned her.
Later, when she was older, she could choose.
