had seen everything. And had hidden everything to protect her family.
The truth that silence had allowed
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The subsequent investigations revealed the unthinkable. A former employee of the motel where Clara had stopped remembered her very well. And Gwen. The two sisters had had a fight. Gwen had lied to Clara: she had told her that Andrew had left her for another woman.
Clara had gone back on the road, distraught and in shock. The rest is history.
Sarah would later confirm that the photos only showed business meetings. “You could have protected your marriage without leaving this void, Andrew. Gwen filled that void.”
He had believed that silence was a form of loyalty. It was, in reality, the crack into which everything had rushed.
The truth, even if belated, always deserves to be told in time.
