Iris:
"Is it because she is too traumatized?" I asked. "I do not think her trauma will affect my children. They will be fine. In fact, children can help someone heal better than anything else," I told my father, smiling at him for taking his role as a grandfather so seriously.
It did not change the fact that he still looked unconvinced.
"Father, what is it?" I insisted again.
"That whole situation where your mother blackmailed you," he began. "Scarlett was involved in it. She was part of the plan. She knew what she was agreeing to when she offered herself. Your mother paid her a large amount of money for it."
With every word, my chest tightened. I could not tell if I was hearing him correctly or if my mind was failing me.
"So it was all true?" I asked quietly.
"The call and everything else," my father explained. "It was meant to make you emotional."
I stared into the distance. All this time, I had been worried about her.
This was the truth.
