Macy always dreaded visiting her mother-in-law, Linda. No matter how hard she tried, it was never enough — her cooking was wrong, her home too messy, and the way she loved Chandler always seemed to fall short in Linda’s eyes. Every visit felt like walking through a minefield, and Chandler, caught in the middle, often chose silence over siding with either of them. One evening, during yet another tense family dinner, Linda’s barbed comments pushed Macy too far. She stood up for herself,

finally saying everything she had bottled up for years. But instead of relief, her words were met with stunned silence and judgment. Macy became the villain, the one who “ruined Christmas dinner.” Hurt and humiliated, she left without a word, driving through the night to her late father’s long-abandoned house. Seeking comfort, she wandered up into the attic and stumbled upon an old wooden box filled with timeworn letters. They were all from Linda — addressed to Macy’s father. As she read, Macy’s breath caught. The letters revealed a long-forgotten love,