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“But… how?” Maria sat down next to her and hugged her son. “Sometimes adults do wrong. But that doesn’t mean you have to pay for it.” Łukasz hugged her and, for the first time in days, burst into tears. “I thought… I did something wrong…” “No,” Maria said firmly. “You did everything right.”

That same evening, Jan gave his mother the money. No witnesses. No apology. But he did. A week later, Krystyna packed her things. “I can’t live in a house where I’m suspected,” she said coldly. “I’ll find a rented apartment.” Maria just nodded.