The next morning, a message from Charles arrived.
I stared at his name on the screen for several seconds before opening it.
I saw a collection of attached documents.
I have stopped all payments to your father.
Attached are the transaction records, messages and account details connected to every payment I made. The documents are yours to use if you decide to report him.
I will not contact him or take any further action unless you ask me to.This time, I will let you make the decision for yourself.
I read the final sentence twice.
Then I opened the attachments.
Charles had recorded everything.
Dates.
Amounts.
Messages from my father.
Threats disguised as requests.
Promises to remain away from me.
Proof that he had broken those promises again and again.
I smiled because he had f
