As Theodore Hughes confessed, Evan Keller and the others began to understand the whole story from beginning to end.
Theodore Hughes was the child of his parents' old age, with a much older brother and sister. By the time he was in elementary school, they were already out in the workforce.
At first, the siblings doted on their little brother, giving him almost anything he asked for.
Over time, Theodore Hughes discovered that as long as he pretended to be obedient, acted a little more well-behaved in front of his brother and sister, and kept his grades up,
they would grit their teeth and agree to his requests, even if they were a bit excessive.
Theodore Hughes's mother was getting on in years and didn't have the energy to keep a close eye on her boisterous youngest son.
After observing for a while and seeing him studying hard, with no apparent bad habits, and listening to his older siblings, she let her guard down.
