But then he continued.
“That night, a fire broke out at our factory. I was trapped inside. I couldn’t get out on my own. My best friend, Daniel, heard me calling for help and ran into the building.”
His voice broke.
“He got me out. But he didn’t survive.”
My mother was silently crying.
“Daniel had three daughters. His wife was seriously ill. After the funeral, I visited their home. Little Jessica looked at me and asked when her daddy was coming back.”
My father began to cry.
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“I couldn’t answer her.”
I was still trying to understand.
“But why were you paying Mom to keep quiet?”
My mother finally stepped closer.
“Because I was the one who delivered that money to their family every month.”
I stared at her in disbelief.
“You knew about everything?”
She nodded.
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“Yes. We decided together to help them. But Robert had one condition. Nobody could ever know where the money came from.”