had happened.

When I asked what he had done, he did not deny it.

He said he had done exactly what he wanted.

He told me Ella had ignored him for years, and now everyone knew she could be bought.

That was when I finally understood.

My quiet, wounded son had not been helpless.

He had been waiting for a chance to hurt someone.

PART 3: Choosing the Truth

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