Twelve Days After My Husband Died, My Neighbor Stripped Every Fruit Tree Bare—Then She Told Me Why
That was something Patrick would have said.
Eventually, the legal issues were resolved without destroying anyone.
Lucas did not try to take my house.
I did not try to erase him from the estate simply because his existence frightened me.
We let professionals handle what law required.
Then we handled family ourselves.
PART 25 — LUCAS’S CHILDHOOD
Lucas grew up believing his father did not want him.
That hurt me.
Not because Patrick had earned blame.
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