Chapter 788
Ivan held her hand and softly said, "Haley, thank you."
For over a month, Ivan had been self-sufficient, with no one managing his affairs.
Haley had been meticulously taking care of him and arranging everything perfectly since arriving in Watertown.
He owed Haley too much.
"I am your wife, no need to say thank you anymore," Haley said with a gentle smile, continuing to massage his temples.
Ivan closed his eyes slightly, countless fragmented images flashing through his mind. He needed to grasp these memories forcefully and connect the broken pieces to restore his original memory.
"Haley, I remember!" Ivan suddenly opened his eyes, "I remember what happened when I was fifteen."
Haley's hand paused.
The first memories to resurface should be the ones that had the greatest impact on him. When he was fifteen, it seems his father passed away.
Haley sat down beside Ivan and softly said, "What did you remember? You can tell me slowly."
"At 15, I discovered I had a twin with a congenital heart defect who was raised elsewhere."
Haley listened quietly. What Ivan said about Martin wasn't much different from what Alfred had told her.
"He grew up in a church and was later adopted by a family. But because of his extreme personality, he killed the family's dog that they had raised for eight years. So, the family secretly sent him to an orphanage. He was also restless in the orphanage, violently abusing countless children."
Ivan said calmly, "Martin did all this to attract the attention of the Winston family. He wanted to return to the Winston family. A priest had predicted that Martin couldn't come back in this lifetime, or his life would be in danger. My parents believed in a prophecy. "
"For so many years, Martin lived safely outside, which made my parents believe the prophecy even more. No matter how much trouble Martin caused, they never thought of bringing him back home. When he was twelve, Martin was sent to another family." A cold glint appeared in Ivan's eyes. "He was relatively well-behaved in the first year, but when he was fourteen, he started dating the family's daughter and even had sex with her. The girl was only twelve."
Haley lowered her eyes.
No wonder Brenda always said she owed Martin. Perhaps Martin's extreme personality was shaped by being abandoned by his family.
But Martin shouldn't have targeted a twelve-year-old girl.
Haley thought this was shocking enough, but what Ivan said next made her see Martin for who he truly was.
"The girl's parents couldn't accept it. They tied Martin up and beat him, planning to send him back to the Winston family the next day. That night, Martin broke free from the ropes, went to the kitchen, grabbed a knife, and killed the girl's entire family of four in their sleep."
"What?" Haley stared blankly with wide eyes
At just fourteen, Martin had killed four people. It was no surprise that when she first saw him disguised as Sterling, she sensed a strong murderous aura.
Martin dared to kill at fourteen. By the time he was twenty-six, he probably had killed countless people.
"Didn't he face any legal consequences for the murders?" Haley asked, taking a deep breath.
Martin had killed so many people. How could he still be living freely?
Ivan pressed his lips tightly and said, "The case was tried for a year. When I was fifteen, my father was imprisoned and executed for murder."
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