Chapter 16 - Caroline Reveals The Full Truth About That Night
The bedroom quickly filled with federal marshals and local detectives securing the perimeter and checking the hidden wall cavities.
Caroline sat in the center of the room, surrounded by social services workers as Maya and Lily were wrapped in warm blankets.
Detective Vance walked over to me, holding open a worn leather logbook recovered from the hidden wall space.
“Mr. Vance, your wife has started talking,” the detective said quietly, flipping through the pages of handwritten notes.
“What else did she hide from me?” I asked, leaning against the wooden dresser with a heavy heart.
“She didn't drug you to erase your memory, Mr. Vance,” the detective clarified, looking over his reading glasses. “She was forced to forge your signature under extreme duress when Marcus threatened to kill you five years ago.”
I turned my head slowly to look at Caroline, who sat with her head bowed in profound shame and exhaustion.
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“Why didn't you just come to me?” I asked softly, walking over to kneel beside her chair.
“Because Marcus knew every single secret from my past,” Caroline whispered, her voice cracking. “I was terrified you would look at me and see a monster instead of a wife.”
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