Chapter 69

My old man looked like crap, and he was puffing away on his cigarettes like a chimney, which was so not his style. He didn’t say a word, just stared at my

mom.

My mom was wiping away tears, her voice full of venom. “He’s messing around with that floozy of a secretary”

Floozy secretary? I picked up a photo and gave it a good look. Yeah, I knew her alright. I remembered bumping into her once when I was out dining with Stella, and my dad was there too.

I remember thinking back then, wasn’t my dad’s secretary a dude? When did he switch to a chick?

But I trusted my dad. I knew he wasn’t a player, so I didn’t tell my mom.

“Mom, chill. You know how dad is. He’s been a good guy for almost 30 years now. Sure, there might have been women who tried to seduce him, but he never let loose. This could all just be a big misunderstanding.” I sat beside my mom, patting her back to comfort her.

“Right, I’ve been framed. My dad finally broke his silence, sounding pretty worked up. “I was wasted, there’s no way anything could’ve happened between us!”

My dad was in a tight spot. He’s always been careful, never messing up. He wouldn’t screw things up when he was about to retire and threw everything he’d worked for down the drain.

Mom started sobbing on my shoulder. My heart was heavy and I was frowning, didn’t lighten up at all.

about her background.” I

married with a kid who doesn’t live with

I kept that name in

Geneva wasn’t out in the open yet, so he had to go to work like

see what she wants. If she was just after money, we could pay her off to keep this under wraps for now, then

some old memories started popping up in

remember was my parents went through a silent treatment period. And when Neil destroyed my family, one of his main weapons

control back then, all I cared about was messing up Neil and Bonnie’s relationship, so I didn’t really pay attention to the news. But the photos in the news seemed

everything happen all over

find a way to get all of them to end

without Neil, there would be others

info? Give it to me, I’ll go find her.” I

her tears, her face full of

and rest, I’ll go alone.” I didn’t want my mom to go, I knew this woman would just make her even more upset. But mom insisted

I inherited my mom’s character. In my past life, I tried everything to find Bonnie, but Neil had too many tricks up his sleeve, I couldn’t fight him.

we’ll go

not pick up, so I decided to use my phone to

phone rang a few times before someone picked up. A woman’s voice answered, “Hello,

daughter. Come out, let’s meet and talk,” I said bluntly.

didn’t expect

and told my mom, “Mom, rest up today. We’ll go meet her tomorrow. She’s probably

just nodded

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