Chapter 4 - WHY I HAD NEVER HEARD OF TRENT VALEDiane had Trent at nineteen.
His father was Aaron Vale.
A mechanic.
Drank too much.
Hit Diane twice that Caleb knew of.
Possibly more.
Diane left Aaron when Trent was four.
For several years, Trent lived mostly with Diane’s parents while she worked full time.
Then Diane met Robert Morgan.
Caleb’s father.
They married.
Trent moved back in.
Caleb was born five years later.
From the outside:
Blended family.
Inside:
Resentment.
Trent never fully accepted Robert.
Robert never fully trusted Trent.
Diane spent decades trying to compensate for what she called “abandoning Trent when he was little.”
Caleb called it something else.
“Mom has been rescuing him since before I could drive.”
Rehab fees.
Rent.
Lawyers.
Jobs.
Promises.
He would improve.
Then disappear.
Return.
Apologize.
Borrow.
Lie.
No giant criminal empire.
May you like
No secret fortune.
Just years of chaos.
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