Journey's End (Gilded Promises)
“He didn’t belong in this room where a fractured family reunited after decades of lost communication and misunderstandings.
No, not misunderstandings. That wasn’t the right term for the treachery that had kept a father from his daughter, and a granddaughter from knowing her family. The very same woman who had just begged for forgiveness from the man she’d come to make pay for his sins.
Jackson believed Caroline’s remorse. He saw the way she trembled, even as she kept her shoulders stiff and unyi...elding. The latter was a sure sign she refused to let down her guard completely. He couldn’t blame her for that. Someone in this house had deliberately seized nearly three dozen letters addressed to Richard. But who?
Who stood to gain from such a heinous act?
Several people came to mind, all of them present this evening. Jackson would uncover the identity of the culprit.
For Richard. And, perhaps, for Caroline as well.
He owed her that much for his earlier suspicions. Although, as it turned out, he’d been right to suspect her motives.MoreLess
No, not misunderstandings. That wasn’t the right term for the treachery that had kept a father from his daughter, and a granddaughter from knowing her family. The very same woman who had just begged for forgiveness from the man she’d come to make pay for his sins.
Jackson believed Caroline’s remorse. He saw the way she trembled, even as she kept her shoulders stiff and unyi...elding. The latter was a sure sign she refused to let down her guard completely. He couldn’t blame her for that. Someone in this house had deliberately seized nearly three dozen letters addressed to Richard. But who?
Who stood to gain from such a heinous act?
Several people came to mind, all of them present this evening. Jackson would uncover the identity of the culprit.
For Richard. And, perhaps, for Caroline as well.
He owed her that much for his earlier suspicions. Although, as it turned out, he’d been right to suspect her motives.MoreLess
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