A Woman’s Father Caused the Fire That Scarred Her Mother’s Face, Then Abandoned His Wife Because He ‘Couldn’t Look at Her Anymore’ – Ten Years Later, He Returned Expecting His Ex-Wife to Take Him in but Went Pale When He Saw Who Was Standing Beside Her

My mother never told me the whole story.

She wanted me to grow up without believing that every adult was capable of betrayal.

And she didn’t want me to spend my childhood hating my father.

When I asked why she had never pursued the matter, she looked at me sadly.

“I was trying to survive, Heidi. Sometimes surviving takes everything you have.”

Now, standing in the hallway ten years later, she looked at Daniel with a clarity I had never seen before.

“You came here because you need something,” she said. “You didn’t come because you suddenly remembered how to love me.”

“That’s not fair.”

“Then tell me what is fair, Daniel.”

He looked at Morgan.

“Those records are old.”

Morgan nodded.

“Some of them are.”

“They prove nothing.”

“They prove enough to justify asking questions you never wanted to answer.”

My father turned toward my mother.

“You’re going to believe him over me?”