Chapter 12 - A MOTHER'S CONFESSION
Evelyn admitted that leaving Claire had destroyed her.
She had written hundreds of letters.
Thomas had kept many of them hidden because he feared Richard's enemies would eventually find Claire.
Claire was angry.
But anger became complicated when Evelyn produced photographs.
Every birthday.
Every graduation.
Claire's wedding.
Evelyn had watched from a distance.
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She had never stopped being her mother.
She had simply been forbidden from acting like one.
