บททั้งหมดของ The Twist of Fate : บทที่ 61 - บทที่ 65

Three days after the vow renewal ceremony, Lucy received a call from the prison warden."Mrs. Ashcroft, Mirabel Carson has requested to see you. She's listed it as urgent family business."Lucy's first instinct was to refuse. "I'm not family. And I have nothing to say to her.""She's specifically requesting you and your husband. Says she has information about Catherine that you need to hear."Lucy felt ice in her veins. "What about Catherine?""She wouldn't say. Just that it concerns your daughter's safety and you need to visit within forty-eight hours or the information dies with her."After hanging up, Lucy told William. His face darkened with anger."It's a manipulation. Another one of her games. She wants to see us suffer, wants to maintain some control even from prison.""Probably. But what if she really does know something? What if there's still someone out there, some threat we haven't identified?" Lucy looked at Catherine sleeping in her bouncer. "Can we risk ignoring it?""We

Catherine's first birthday arrived like a miracle they'd almost been denied. Lucy organized a small party, just family and close friends, wanting to mark the occasion without overwhelming their daughter.Jackson was there, healthier now, his cardiac rehab complete and his prognosis good. Rachel came with a ridiculously large stuffed elephant. Grace Chen brought medical-grade hand sanitizer and homemade cookies, the perfect combination of practical and thoughtful.Catherine sat in her high chair, face covered in cake, laughing at the chaos around her. She was walking now, or more accurately toddling with enthusiastic instability. Talking in single words that sometimes made sense. Growing into a personality that was equal parts stubborn determination and unexpected sweetness."She looks just like you," Jackson told Lucy, watching Catherine smash cake into her hair. "Same serious expression when she's concentrating. Same laugh when something delights her.""She has William's eyes," Lucy