Chapter121:

Chapter 121:  Eva’s Point of View The sound of the car’s tires crunching against the gravel driveway felt louder than usual, almost as if it were mocking me. Each turn of the wheels seemed to echo in the silence, amplifying the tension that had built up inside me over the years. I had been here countless times before, but today, everything felt different. There was an undeniable weight in the air, a heaviness that settled in my chest with every passing second. I had been waiting for this moment, the moment when I would step back into my father’s house after all these years, to claim what was rightfully mine. The things my mother had left behind for me. I could feel my heart pounding, the rhythm quickening as I neared the door. A part of me wanted to turn around, to drive away and pretend none of this was happening. But I couldn’t. I wouldn’t. This was the moment I had been planning for. The moment when I would finally take control of my destiny, when I would reclaim everything that had