Chapter 13 - THE FIRST APOLOGY FROM VICTORIA WAS REJECTEDVictoria wrote:

I’m sorry my fear of losing Adrian made me make terrible choices.
Too centered on herself.
Then:
I’m sorry Clara was caught in an adult conflict.
Passive.
Caught how?
By whom?
Months later:
Clara, I knew who you were when you entered the wedding. I grabbed you because I wanted to stop you from speaking to your father.
Accurate.
I had known for years that your mother was alive and that you were probably Adrian’s daughter.
Hard.
I helped keep information from him because I wanted the life I had with him to continue.
There.
Then:
You were a child. You were never responsible for what your existence meant to our relationship or to Mercer ownership.
Good.
Clara did not read it until she was fourteen.
May you like
She did not answer.
Her choice.