Chapter 9 - THE NEW YEAR’S VOWWeeks later, the dust settled. Ryan had resigned from the industry entirely, dedicating his remaining wealth to supporting the families of the workers killed at the Horizon Tower.
He didn't return to the penthouse. He moved into a quiet home near the lake, where Clare and the twins had decided to stay. They weren't a couple—not yet—but they were a unit. A family formed by tragedy and held together by the truth.
One night, as the new year’s fireworks bloomed over the horizon, Ryan sat on the porch with Clare.
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"I don't expect you to forgive me," Ryan said. "I still own the company that destroyed David."
"You don't own it anymore," Clare replied. "You gave it all away. That's the only way you could have ever forgiven yourself."
