“Nora Revealed Her Dead Father’s Watch to Adrian, Then Clara Exposed the Dangerous Secret James Had Died Trying to Protect”
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Chapter 12 - Clara Refuses the Cole Name
Adrian offered Nora everything.
Trust funds.
Security.
The Cole surname.
I refused the surname.
He bristled.
“She is James’s daughter.”
“She is Nora Bennett.”
“That’s your name.”
“Yes.”
“She deserves his.”
“She deserves a choice.”
We argued for an hour.
Then Nora wandered in holding crayons.
“What are you fighting about?”
Adrian said:
“Your name.”
She looked confused.
“I already have one.”
I almost laughed.
Adrian did not.
Then he slowly nodded.
“When you’re older, you can decide.”
“Okay.”
She returned to coloring.
May you like
The most feared man in Connecticut had just lost an argument to a
three-year-old without her realizing there had been one.
