Chapter 100 The painful past

Vincent pulled out a chair and sat down in front of him.

Oscar wiped his face with his hand and began to say slowly, "That night it poured even harder. I became inebriated as usual and fell asleep on the reclining chair. The next morning…”

He inhaled shakily and said, “Elmer’s loud voice and Cindy’s cry startled me awake. I was terrified as I thought something bad had happened to my girls. I ran out of my room and saw Elmer hitting Cindy. It shocked me to see Cindy half-naked."

Oscar’s eyes dropped to his lap as he clasped the armrests. His shoulders were shaking. Vincent tilted his head and tried to look at his face, only to find him crying. Oscar was crying so hard that he didn’t even make a sound.

Vincent reached out to hold his hand and asked, “What happened to Cindy?”