Finally, Claire released me.
“I have to go.”
“No.”
“I shouldn’t stay.”
“You’re not leaving until you tell me everything.”
“I’ve told you what I know.”
“No, you haven’t.”
She looked at me.
I picked up Jack’s letter.
“There’s another page.”
Claire went still.
I unfolded it.
This page was different.
Jack’s handwriting was barely legible.
Emma, there is one more thing.
If Claire gave you this letter, it means she kept her promise.
Trust her.
But don’t trust the attorney.
I stopped.
“What attorney?”
Claire stared at me.
“Name?”
She didn’t answer.
“Claire.”
“Martin Hale.”
I continued reading.
Hale told us Richard didn’t know about the children.
But that was a lie.
Richard knew about Lily before I ever met Claire.
I felt ice flood through me.
“How?”
Claire shook her head.
“I never saw this part.”
I read faster.
