Samuel read the entry twice.
Then he found another document.
It was a list of names.
Caroline.
David.
Evelyn.
Michael.
Dr. Cole.
And beneath them was a final name.
**Victoria Hayes.**
I looked at Samuel.
“Why is Victoria listed?”
He examined the document.
Then he smiled faintly.
“Because your father knew her.”
***
Victoria arrived that afternoon with Emma.
The two women sat beside my bed.
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Emma was pale and still recovering, but her eyes were clear.
She looked at me for a long moment.
“You’re my aunt?”
I focused on the screen.
YES.
She began crying.
“I thought I had lost everyone.”
I wanted to reach for her.
My fingers barely moved.
Victoria gently placed Emma’s hand in mine.
“Your grandfather helped my mother years ago,” she explained. “He arranged for Caroline to receive financial support after she left David.”
I stared.
“Why didn’t I know?”
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