Chapter 70

Even after Bellatrix had left, Cillian remained seated in the back seat of his car, staring down at his hands with narrowed eyes, almost as if he were waiting for the lines on his palms to provide him with answers. But the answer to what? He didn't know. Bellatrix's words replayed in his head, hauntingly low, taunting him about something he has paid no attention to all these years. Her father was in poor health? He wondered, his frown deepening. That wasn't meant to be the case, it wasn't even meant to be possible, after all, Regina was taking care of him. Cillian remembered clearly that after Bellatrix's 'passing' Regina had stood up and volunteered willingly to take care of Joe and the Lancaster family, after his health started deteriorating with the passing of his daughter. Regina had always assured him that the old man was doing well, getting better. He could never bring himself to visit Joe after what had happened, he had tried several times, but each time he parked his car out th