Chapter 51

Francisca's POV

I know eavesdropping is wrong. One can't just intrude on someone else's privacy like that.

But when that someone doesn't close their door properly, they only have themselves to blame.

That was a lot of information to process, what I just heard coming out of Dad's office.

Mom's friend.

Mom's friend, helped her take me, kidnap me. Why?

Did mom give her money to do so? Was it because of a misguided sense of friendship and loyalty? All questions I had swirling in my head as I headed back to the living room where my brothers were.

I couldn't hide the conflicting emotions and confusion that were on my face. So, they easily figured out that something happened. That something was wrong.

And I told them everything.

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We were probably hasty in out decision to come here. It's just that when I told what I told to my older brothers, they were....well, saying that there were upset is an understatement.

They wanted to come here, to try and understand everything themselves san