Sarah took a deep breath, her mind filled with relief. She thought about telling the truth about her life to her grandfather – a man she had only just discovered existed – and now, she held herself for his reaction.
"Well, where do I even begin?" Sarah said, her voice filled with a hint of tiredness. "Life hasn't exactly been easy for me, Grandfather."
Mr. Black listened carefully as Sarah retold the trials and tribulations she had faced over the years – from her dad being ganged up, to Olivia, to her marriage, and to her babies.
"It wasn't easy, Grandfather," Sarah admitted, her voice tired. "But I did what I had to do to protect my sons, to keep them safe from the same fate that came to me."
Mr. Black's expression softened as he listened to Sarah's story, his eyes filled wi
