Chapter 8 - RACHEL’S PART
Rachel spent months blaming herself.
That became its own danger.
“I should have known.”
Susan heard it so often she finally stopped being gentle.
“No.”
Rachel stared.
Susan continued:
“You should have asked harder when Noah said the violin felt different. That is not the same as knowing your husband was committing fraud.”
“I defended him.”
“Yes.”
“I told Noah Grant was right.”
“Yes.”
Rachel started crying.
Susan did not rescue her from those facts.
Then added:
“So fix that part.”
Rachel looked up.
“How?”
“Believe your son now.”
That became Rachel’s work.
Not endless apologies.
Behavior.
When Noah said he didn’t want to see Grant, Rachel didn’t pressure him.
When he said he wanted his old violin back, she helped police track it.
When he said he never wanted to play again, she did not say:
“But you’re talented.”
She said:
“Okay.”
That answer surprised him.
Three weeks later he asked for lessons again.
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His choice.
That mattered.
