That night, in the hotel room, I didn't sleep a wink.Christina held me and comforted me in a soft voice."You did the right thing," she said. "Some barriers need to be crossed."At three in the morning, my mom called."Evan, we agree." She sounded exhausted and humiliated.The next day, my father's surgery turned out successful.He was moved to a regular ward, but he still remained unconscious.Outside the ward, my mom bowed to Christina and me right in front of Edith."Evan, Christina, I'm sorry. Your dad and I were wrong. We lost our way back then. We shouldn't have treated you like that." Tears streamed down her face. "We wronged you, and we wronged Ruby too."I looked at her graying hair. The weight in my heart that I'd been carrying for years finally felt a little lighter."It's all in the past," I said.In the following days, I handled everything back home.I sold the house through an agent for 175 grand.I found Logan hiding in a rented apartment in a neighboring c
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