“Never?”

“After our mom died, she stopped visiting any place we’d been with our parents. She didn’t even want any part of the inheritance tied to this house.”

“And I thought *I* had a troubled past.”

“I didn’t live through as much as my siblings did, being the youngest. Gabe and Aneliese spent way more time with our parents than I did. But yeah, life was never easy for the Cliffords. Every now and then, Aneliese told me some things, since I don’t remember much.” ...