I invited James to dinner, and he came. He looked tired and unsure, but I showed him everything. His hands trembled as he read Hailey’s words. “I didn’t know,” he whispered. “I thought I was protecting us.” Now he wants to rebuild. He says he never,
stopped loving me—just got lost. I told him trust can be rebuilt, but it carries scars. He didn’t just drift away. He was pulled, slowly and intentionally, by someone who feared the strength of a mother’s love.Healing will take time—but at least now, truth has found its way back into the light.