Aunt’s revelation
Over coffee, she revealed that my father had always felt guilty about failing Jessica’s mother, my father’s first wife.
I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. She explained how my father had felt responsible for the breakdown of his first marriage and Jessica’s struggles.
It was this guilt that drove him to treat Jessica with extra care and attention, often at my expense.
Every word she spoke added another piece to the puzzle, making the past clearer.