I glanced into the workshop, where Sophie was helping Nathan photograph a newly restored cabinet.
“No, Vanessa. I wanted our children to stop being treated like something shameful.”
She ended the call.
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I’d never encouraged anyone to abandon her social media accounts. I’d only revealed the family she’d hidden from her audience for a decade.
What mattered most, however, was Sophie’s reaction.
“Dad, people are saying nice things about us.”
“Some people are.”
“One lady said our family looks happy.”
“We are happy.”
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I smiled.
“Especially when nobody’s making you feel guilty for being here.”
Three days later, Vanessa appeared at my workshop.
“Daniel, please. We could record a reconciliation video. It would help both of us.”
“Would you apologize to the children without cameras?”
She hesitated.
“That wouldn’t fix my reputation.”
