Chapter 15 - Vanessa Writes One Honest Letter

Three years after the dinner, Vanessa wrote Lily a letter.
She did not send it directly.
She gave it to Rachel.
The first line said:
I tried to turn your future into a solution for my problems.
Rachel kept the letter until Lily was older.
Vanessa did not ask for forgiveness.
She did not claim Derek manipulated everything.
She admitted she was frightened by debt and furious at Eleanor.
She convinced herself guardianship would benefit Lily because that story made her own plan easier to tolerate.
Rachel read the letter once.
May you like
Then stored it.
Truth did not require immediate access either.