Forget me never...

Letter 41

Candy,

I had just mailed your letter that I had written you after my mourning period, when my assistant brought me a letter that he had found amidst the mail of my fans which had accumulated at the theatre during my sojourn in England. In general when he does, is that he reads my letters and I tell him what to answer and he gives them to me after so that I can sign them. I have entire trust in him for the content, I have been with him for years. He had found a letter from a young ten-year-old fan named Anthony-William Ardley. He told me he was my biggest fan and that he too wrote. But what he then said in his letter completely confused me. He said he had heard his Uncle Archie and his Aunty Annie speaking and they said that I was his DADDY!!!! ME TERRENCE GRAHAM GRANDCHESTER I HAVE A SON AND I DIDN'T KNOW IT!!!!?

Maybe you will ask me how can I believe the writings of a young child of 10 years old? The letter was so beautiful and so touching that it could only tell the truth. And then the dates corresponded to the time when we made love. Anthony-William? Your old love and your ex husband? Candy, how could you hide something like that from me? Must I really ask the question? Because I know the answer, because of Susanna, is that it? You felt guilty for having been with me, when she was bedridden so you chose to take care alone of the fruit of our love! I understand everything now! Your brief marriage to Albert ! It was because of my child!!!! Why didn't you stay together? At least the little one would have had two parents and a man to support him... Oh Candy! You have no idea how mad I am at you! To hide me the existence of my son, my flesh and blood! I don't know what I'll decide, because for the moment I'm just boiling with rage!

Terry