They had planned a quiet memorial. But then Kelly Clarkson stepped forward, her hands trembling as she held a yellowed envelope. River Rose Blackstock stood beside her, pale, eyes full of tears. “My father… he knew this was coming a long time ago,” she said, voice breaking. Kelly then revealed a secret Brandon Blackstock had kept for decades — a truth written in a single, sealed letter, hidden in his private safe. The letter, dated 1994, began with a chilling line: “If you’re reading this, then the time has come.” No one at the funeral — not even his closest friends — could have imagined Brandon Blackstock had predicted his own death, even describing when his health would begin to fail. But the real shock was the reason: Brandon Blackstock hadn’t simply passed from age or illness… He made a choice. A sacrifice. Sharon, who had stayed silent for years, finally confessed: “Brandon Blackstock once told me, ‘I’m not afraid to die. I’m only afraid of leaving before I’ve made things right.’ And he did. Even if no one ever knew.”