Wrong.

Chloe loved the chest.

Eventually.

She was also furious.

An act can be loving and badly timed.

A gift can be beautiful and still arrive inside an unfair situation.

Arthur learned not to demand that the craftsmanship excuse the secrecy.

That probably saved their relationship.

PART 70 — WHAT CHLOE TAUGHT US

“You don’t have to hide pain to give someone a happy childhood.”