\u201cI\u2019m going to say this once, because I\u2019ll never say it sober,\u201d Nora\u2019s recorded voice said from the balcony. She admitted Dalton\u2019s money was part of why she was marrying him, but that wasn\u2019t the real reason she wanted to leave her family home. The real reason was her brother.<\/p>\n
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She stared down at her drink and confessed that everyone had targeted him for twenty years while she stood safely aside. They never aimed their cruelty at her, so she let it continue. \u201cHe\u2019s the best person I know, and I\u2019m a coward.\u201d The recording ended, leaving the hall completely silent. I had expected to feel victorious after finally exposing the truth. Instead, I felt exhausted, as though I had been carrying something fragile for years and was afraid of what would happen if I finally put it down. Click continue reading below<\/p>\n
Dalton stood first. He didn’t yell. He simply looked at Nora for a long moment and touched her shoulder.<\/p>\n
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