Chapter 65

Summary

• The protagonist reveals that she grew up blaming her father for his own death as he was reportedly drunk driving, a fact that causes her guilt and fury.
• She discovers that her father was framed - he had never willingly gotten drunk and driven, and had been set up by a woman named Evelyn.
• Upon confronting Evelyn, she vents her anger, accusing Evelyn of framing her father and tarnishing his legacy.
• Evelyn doesn't argue against the accusations, but hands over a piece of paper to the protagonist - a letter from her father to his friend Harry, found in Harry's pocket the night he died.
• The protagonist reads the letter, revealing that her father was in love with Harry, but chose not to act on his feelings to keep his family together and avoid hurting his wife and daughter.
• This knowledge reshapes the protagonist's understanding of her father's life, and she realizes he was wrongfully blamed for his own death.
• The chapter ends on the revelation that her father was secretly in love with another man, giving her a new perspective on who he truly was.