Chapter 15 - Vanessa's Baby
Vanessa gave birth to a healthy baby boy.
Evan was confirmed as the father.
Their relationship did not survive the scandal.
I heard about the birth through Elena.
For a moment, I thought about the strange chain of cruelty that had begun because Daniel believed that child was his son.
I felt no anger toward the baby.
He was innocent.
Just as Lily had always been innocent.
Months later, Vanessa sent me a letter.
She apologized.
Not perfectly.
Not without excuses.
But she apologized.
I did not become her friend.
I did not need to.
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Forgiveness, I learned, doesn't require reopening the door.
Sometimes it simply means you stop standing beside it.
