Chapter 16 - Clover's Confession
Clover eventually came to the foundation.
Flora recognized her immediately.
Clover looked nervous.
“I don't expect you to forgive me.”
Flora stayed silent.
“I knew he was using you.”
Flora's eyes hardened.
“How much?”
“Not everything.”
Clover looked down.
“But enough.”
She admitted Isaac had told her Flora was unstable.
That he had said the marriage was ending.
That he had promised Clover a future.
“I believed him.”
Flora nodded.
“That's the difference between being deceived and choosing to hurt someone.”
Clover's eyes filled with tears.
“I am sorry.”
Flora didn't hug her.
She didn't need to.
“I accept your apology.”
Then she added:
“But forgiveness doesn't mean trust.”
Clover nodded.
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She understood.
👉 Flora had learned that peace didn't require pretending people hadn't hurt her—it required deciding who was allowed near her again.
