Chapter 33

Savannah, my sweet,

My baby, I know you'll loathe your father much more after I'm gone. Savannah, I apologize for not telling you the truth. I am a mistress, Sav; I loved the wrong man and did not repent of it.

Everyone mocked me, and my parents rejected me, but they also accepted that my desire to love your father would never alter.

I will not insist on it, and it is not a justification for my decision to be correct because I am aware that my acts were incorrect.

Yes, it hurts because, as I already stated, we will never be legal. All of these are lies.

My dear Savannah, what I said is correct. I beg pardon for all of my actions, especially this one, my precious child.

I hope you can forgive your father from the bottom of your heart. I wish you and your brothers happiness, and I hope that what happened to me does not happen to you.

That's all there is to it, love. Trust your father because he always tells the truth.

Mommy

Savannah folded the paper after she realized she'd done