After My Father’s Funeral, My Stepmother Left Me Behind and Claimed Everything—Then I Called the Number Dad Had Hidden in My Pocket
Grace nodded.
“That sounds about right.”
She picked up the watering can again.
“When Ethan died, there were days I didn’t know how to get out of bed.
People brought food.
One neighbor sat on my porch for hours without talking because she knew I didn’t want advice.”
Grace glanced at him.
“So when you showed up at my door looking like your world had disappeared, I remembered what it felt like to need someone not to ask too many questions before helping.”