Kerem gave Selin the envelope without speaking. He set it on the table and left the room.
The envelope was old-looking — its corners creased, the address line blank. Only "Selin" on the front, in Mert's handwriting.
Selin sat with it for a long time before opening it. She drank a glass of water. Stood at the window. Came back to the table.
She opened it.
Inside were two sheets of paper. The first was typed — a legal document, notary-stamped. An asset transfer made in the name of Mert Gürsoy, to Selin Demir and little Murat Gürsoy. Everything had been accounted for: accounts, properties, a security fund. She looked at it and her eyes filled but she did not cry.
The second sheet was handwritten.
The Letter
"Selin,
I did not want to write this letter. Because once I write it, it becom
