Lily Gray couldn't be bothered with Rowena, as her full attention was now on the letter.
She carefully examined the handwriting within, realizing that it was Candice Witherspoon's as well.
She read it slowly, one word at a time.
"Lily, if you are reading this letter, I should already be gone from this world. I've kept this letter with Theodore, asking him to show it to you only five years after my death. By that time, you should have grown up and be able to face on your own what I'm about to reveal..."
In the end, tears streamed down Lily's face as she finished reading the letter.
As she read, tears fell from her eyes, one by one, onto the paper.
Candice's neat, small characters were soaked and stained by her tears.
Memories of her past played through Lily's mind, one after another.
It was like watching a movie, every scene with Mr. and Mrs. Gray appearing in her head.
Ethan Gray's strong arms, holding her, lifting her onto his shoulders.
