Chapter 69 - We face the truth together...

Sebastian POV

"Did the police believe?"

"They didn't at first. The thought mom could have done it for revenge against dad. I was going to take the blame but our neighbors came through. They told the police we always had electric faults and Dad has been beating Mommy for years without her retailing. Thankfully, his autopsy showed a large amount of alcohol in his bloodstream and death due to suffocation. The police ruled that his being drunk must have confused him into locking up the room to protect himself. The case was dismissed after that,".

Joshua's face had gone ashen, his eyes unfocused as he struggled to process everything. "But… all these years… why didn't you tell me?"

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