Demanding Answers
Mark and I realized it was time to face Evan with everything we’d uncovered. “We need to talk,” I said, keeping my voice calm even though my heart was pounding. Evan’s eyes flickered nervously between us, a blend of surprise and fear. Mark carefully presented the evidence, hoping that truth would break through his walls. “You have to tell us what’s really going on,” Mark urged, but Evan’s silence hung thick in the air as we waited, hoping he would finally let us in.

Demanding Answers
Evan’s Emotional Break
Evan’s initial resistance broke down like a dam bursting under pressure, his face a turbulent mix of frustration and a deep, visible relief. “It’s all just too much,” he confessed, his eyes finally locking with mine as the floodgates opened—years of hidden fears and worries pouring out in a rush. Every word carried the weight of pain and confusion he’d long kept bottled inside, marking the first crack in the wall of silence that had kept him so distant.

Evan’s Emotional Break