Didn’t want to add to your burdens while you were already dealing with single motherhood and a devastated five-year-old.”
The revelation that my mother had known—at least peripherally—about my father’s concerns added another layer to this unfolding family mystery.
“Why didn’t you ever mention this?”
Helen shrugged slightly.
“Robert asked me not to. Said some truths serve no purpose unless circumstances make them necessary. I trusted his judgment.”
As we navigated through Wilmington’s historic downtown toward the converted Victorian that housed Jonathan’s law practice, I wondered what circumstances my father
