Claudia shoved the barefoot child through the open terrace doors into the snow and threw the gift after him
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Chapter 12
Claudia apologized to Grace first.
Grace did not forgive her.
That was allowed.
She said:
“I believed if Noah loved me enough, everyone would stop remembering you.”
Specific.
Ugly.
Honest.
Then:
“I treated his love like a limited resource.”
Grace answered:
“It isn’t.”
That was all.
Claudia cried afterward.
Not in front of Noah.
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Good.
Adult remorse belongs with adults.
