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Chapter 21 

The days that followed in the hospital were 

filled with white walls, distant beeping 

monitors, and unwanted visitors. I had hoped 

that being stabbed–almost dying–would 

earn me some quiet. Some peace. 

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But no. 

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Every day, without fail, Tania and Jackson 

came. Sometimes with food, sometimes with 

flowers, always with apologies. They’d sit on 

the couch near the window and take turns 

trying to make small talk, pretending that the 

years of hurt could be patched up with a few 

remorseful words and teary eyes. 

Even Zane had joined them. My grandson. 

Calling me Grandma like he hadn’t once told 

me I was a bad person–like he hadn’t 

screamed that I should die because “Aunt 

Donna said so.” 

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They were relentless, all three of them. 

But me? 

I was tired. 

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Tired of pretending to be okay, tired of 

carrying a heart stitched together by 

betrayal, abandonment, and years of being 

overlooked. I didn’t even acknowledge them. I 

turned my face to the window and stared at 

the sun when they spoke. Not to be cruel- 

just to survive. 

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Because I didn’t want to go back there again. 

I had Mateo now. My father was by my side. 

My company was back in my hands. 

I didn’t need their apologies. 

Or so I told myself. 

The day before I was discharged, I decided to 

take a short walk down the hallway, 

stretching my legs a bit. The nurse had said it 

would be good for me, and I wanted a 

moment alone. 

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As I stepped out of my room and into the 

bright corridor, I saw him. 

Zane. 

He stood there, small and uncertain, gripping 

a bouquet of daisies in his tiny hands. His eyes lit up when he saw me, and he took a 

small step forward. 

“Grandma,” he said softly, “I brought you 

flowers…” 

I didn’t say anything. 

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I walked past him without a glance, willing 

myself not to crumble. I thought that would 

be the end of it, but then I heard the sound of 

hurried footsteps behind me, a tiny gasp- 

and then a thud. 

He had slipped. 

When I turned around, I saw him sprawled on 

the floor, the daisies crushed beneath him, 

and tears already pooling in his eyes. 

He cried. Not the dramatic kind. The honest 

kind. 

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The kind that reached deep into your chest 

and tugged at places you thought were 

already numb. 

And I… sighed. 

My heart may have been tired, bruised, and 

worn thin, but I was still a mother. Still a 

woman who once rocked Tania to sleep, who 

kissed scraped knees and held her hand 

through storms. 

I couldn’t let a child–my grandchild–cry 

alone. 

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I bent down slowly, pain still fresh in my side, 

and helped him up. He clung to me like a 

frightened kitten. 

“I’m sorry,” he sobbed, his little arms 

wrapping around my waist. “I didn’t mean to 

be bad. Aunt Donna said you didn’t love us. 

But I know now she was wrong. Please don’t 

be mad.” 

I blinked fast, pushing down the burn in my 

throat. 

“It’s okay,” I whispered, brushing back his hair. 

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“It’s not your fault.” 

Later that evening, Tania came to my room 

alone. 

She sat at the edge of the bed, fidgeting with 

her hands. There was no arrogance in her 

eyes now–just guilt. 

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“I don’t expect you to forgive me,” she said 

quietly. “But I want you to know… I’m sorry. For 

believing her. For yelling at you. For not being 

the daughter you deserved.” 

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I looked at her for a long while. 

“You were mine, Tania,” I murmured. “You 

were my little girl. I gave up everything for 

you. I trusted Donna to look after you, but… I never thought I’d be the one you’d forget.” 

“I didn’t forget you,” she whispered, tears sliding down her cheeks. “I was just stupid. And angry. And… I believed lies because they 

were easier than facing the truth.” 

“I don’t know if I can forgive you,” I admitted. 

“Not yet.” 

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She nodded. “That’s okay. I’ll wait. I just 

wanted you to know that I love you. And I’m 

so sorry.” 

She left with red eyes and a bowed head. 

Jackson came in shortly after. 

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He looked older than I remembered–grayer, 

more tired. Life had not been kind to him 

either, it seemed. 

“Trina,” he began, “I know there’s nothing I 

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can say that will erase the damage. But I want 

you to know… I made a mistake. The biggest 

of my life. I chose the wrong person. I 

believed the wrong things. And I lost the best 

thing that ever happened to me.” 

I didn’t answer him right away. 

“You didn’t just lose me, Jackson,” I said. “You 

abandoned me. You let Donna turn our 

daughter against me. And when I needed you 

most… you weren’t there.” 

He looked away, ashamed. 

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“I’m sorry,” he whispered. “And I want to fix 

this. I don’t expect anything, but if there’s a 

chance… someday…” 

“I’m not ready to give you that,” I said. “Not 

now.” 

I 

And then I turned away. 

The next day, I was discharged. 

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Mateo insisted on picking me up himself. And 

I could tell from the way he dressed and the 

way he was acting that something was 

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planned. 

I didn’t expect a candlelit dinner waiting for 

me at the penthouse. 

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The dining room had been transformed into a 

warm, glowing escape, filled with roses and 

soft music. He led me in gently, one hand on 

the small of my back. 

“Mateo…” I began, but he silenced me with a 

soft kiss to my forehead. 

“I almost lost you,” he said, his voice 

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trembling. “And I can’t waste another day.” 

Then, he got down on one knee. 

gasped. 

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“Trina Devere,” he said, holding out the most 

beautiful ring I’d ever seen, “will you marry me 

and make sure I never have to live a day 

without you again?” 

Tears welled in my eyes as I nodded. 

“Yes,” I whispered, smiling through the tears. 

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“Yes.”