Chapter 161 Love Without Clauses

• AMELIA POV
• Grace's valedictorian speech echoes through the gymnasium, and I grip Daniel's hand so tightly that my knuckles turn white while tears stream down my face. Our daughter stands at the podium in her cap and gown, eighteen years old and fierce and brilliant, and every word she speaks feels like a testament to the life we've built from ashes.
• "My parents taught me that survival isn't just about living," Grace says, her voice steady and clear in a way that reminds me she's not a little girl anymore. "It's about thriving, about taking the broken pieces of your life and building something beautiful from them."