The Caldwell family owned a major construction company—successful, influential, and powerful. Ryan had disagreed with a project that would harm several communities. He intended to speak out. But before he could act, he vanished.
For years, the situation was misunderstood. Some believed he left willingly. Others assumed he was avoiding responsibility. Arthur never accepted either explanation. He spent a decade pushing for answers.
The revelation hit me in waves. All those years I had believed he walked away… when, in truth, he had fought to protect others.
Arthur then handed me an envelope.
Inside was a letter. Ryan’s handwriting. His words. His heart. He wrote that he never stopped loving us, that he had tried to make things right, and that he hoped Ethan would grow up knowing he had been wanted from the very beginning.
I pressed the letter to my heart, overwhelmed.
A New Beginning in Seattle
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