He gave a small nod.

I turned Lily’s stroller so Patricia could see her granddaughter—six months old, sleeping peacefully.

Patricia’s face crumpled.

Tears streamed down her cheeks.

“She’s beautiful.”

“Would you like to hold her?” I asked.

The words surprised even me.

Patricia looked at me—startled, hopeful, terrified.

“Are you sure?”

I lifted Lily from the stroller and placed her gently in her grandmother’s arms.

Patricia held her like something precious and fragile.

Which she was.

I watched them together—the woman who had tried to destroy my marriage holding my daughter.

I hadn’t forgiven her completely.

Maybe I never would.

But I gave her a chance because boundaries aren’t walls.

They’re doors.

And she finally found the courage to knock.

And that’s where my story ends for now.

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