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.

into this woman. Find out about her background.” I spoke again to my dad.

HR file. Her name’s Geneva, she’s from Springvale, married with a kid who doesn’t live with her. My dad took another drag, looking years older. “Didn’t

I kept that

in the open yet, so he had to go to work like normal, leaving me and my mom

money, we could pay her off to keep this under wraps for now, then figure out

some old memories started popping up in my

on at home. All I remember was my parents went through a silent treatment period. And when Neil destroyed my

of 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 similar to the ones

was making everything happen all over again.

copies, so I had to find a way to get all of them to end this once and for

Neil, there would be others targeting

info? Give it to me, I’ll go find her.” I told my mom calmly.

Mom dried her tears, her face full of sorrow and

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 on going. This

In my past life, I tried everything to find Bonnie, but Neil had too many tricks up his sleeve, I

“Alright, we’ll

me a phone number. If she called, Geneva might not pick up,

rang a few times before someone picked up.

Come out, let’s meet and talk,” I

didn’t expect Geneva to

I hung up and told my mom, “Mom, rest up today. We’ll go meet her tomorrow. She’s probably just out to extort some money, using dad

looked worried, she just nodded

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