He Gave Me Hearing, Then Taught Me What Silence Really Means novel Chapter 176

His eyes were rimmed with red as he turned to face Juniper. "I know I'm useless as a brother. Nadine is right. Even if we sold the house, it would barely cover anything. She's heavily pregnant, and I can't drag her back to live in some rundown shack in the village. I'm begging you. Please save Dad."

As the eldest son, he was supposed to be the one shouldering the burden.

Juniper stared at the man in front of her. She was thoroughly disgusted by the men in the Lane family. Whether old or young, they were all experts at passing the buck.

Seeing the raw hatred in her eyes, Brooks felt a sharp pang in his chest, fighting hard to keep his tears from falling.

"I know you hate Dad for caring so much about his ego, but our family only held together this long because of his pride. Mom had affairs—she slept with several men in the village. Dad caught her more than once but kept quiet because he didn't want to be a laughingstock. Mom always kept the best things for herself. Juniper, Dad made mistakes, but we can't just abandon him."

Juniper knew all about Beatrice's affairs.

She hadn't just known; she had walked in on them.

To this day, the memory burned her with a suffocating shame.

When she was five, she had been playing outside. She walked into the house only to find Beatrice in bed with the man she called Mr. Miller. They were both terrified but quickly scrambled to pacify her, begging her not to tell Walter. Mr. Miller gave her some sweet candy, and young Juniper took it, keeping their dirty little secret.

She hadn't understood what they were doing, nor had she understood why she was supposed to keep it a secret.

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