Vanessa pushed the baby stroller toward the pool because Emma was her husband’s child from another woman.
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Chapter 19 - THE LEGACY
I never remarried.
I loved once—deeply, completely—and that love changed me forever. But I found joy in my daughters. In watching them grow. In seeing the best of Lydia live on in them.
Sophie became a lawyer. She specialized in defending vulnerable people. She said she wanted to make sure no one was ever powerless the way her mother had been.
Hazel became an artist. She painted portraits—of people, of light, of moments that held beauty. She said she wanted to capture what could not be seen with eyes alone.
They visited their mother’s grave every month. They spoke to her. They told her everything.
May you like
And sometimes—when they thought I wasn’t listening—they spoke to Vanessa too.
“Rest easy,” Sophie would whisper. “We’re okay.”
