LIGHT AFTER DARK
“I think that he still hoped that Linda would come back. But when she died, Ken had to finally face the truth… that she was gone for good. That’s when the depression came and the gambling started. Now, this other mess he’s got himself into… This blow might be fatal to your father, Lara.”
“Oh… Um… Yes,” she whispered, tears stinging her eyes.
“Ken just can’t cope with it, Lara,” Dr. Elliott said and sighed. “I don’t wish to startle you, but… This afternoon, Ken took some sleeping pills…”
Lara gasped at him in horror.
“He did what?”
“Now, calm down… They weren’t enough to kill him but then, he didn’t have enough. His housekeeper found him lying in the hall and thought he’d had a heart attack..
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