Chapter 10 - THE LETTER FROM MY FATHER
After the gala, I returned to my office.
The building was quiet.
I opened the final letter from my father.
I had read it many times.
But this time, I noticed something I had missed.
There was a second page.
Hidden inside the envelope.
My hands shook.
Aria,
If you're reading this, then you survived the people who tried to control your life.
I'm sorry I left you with so many unanswered questions.
I wanted to tell you everything.
But I was afraid that knowing the truth would put you in danger.
I need you to understand one thing.
You were never valuable because of money.
You were valuable because you were my daughter.
I began crying.
The next paragraph was about Charlotte.
Your sister deserves the same protection.
Don't let the family divide you.
Money divided us once.
Don't let it happen again.
I folded the letter.
Charlotte entered.
“You okay?”
I nodded.
“He loved us.”
“Yes.”
“How do you know?”
She smiled.
“Because he left us each other.”
May you like
I hugged her.
For the first time, the family secret felt like a gift rather than a wound.
