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First Maria, then Isabel, then Grace. Each deserved to know, he knew, and each deserved to forgive him – easier said than done, but with this truth, he knew he could start rebuilding his world around love and honesty.
The road was long; we didn’t know what the future held. How he had deceived so many for so long was something he would have to face. But whatever lay ahead, come what may, he was ready, one foot at a time.
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She shook her head and started crying. ‘I don’t want to see you. Get out.’
He wept as he picked up his worldly possessions and left the house that he, more than anyone, should have been willing to share with Isabel and Grace, to confront them as he had confronted every member of his household.
