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.

this woman. Find out about her background.” I spoke again

her 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 find

kept that

yet, so he had to go to work like

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

up in my head, and I just

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

relationship, so I didn’t really pay attention to the news. But the

was making everything happen all

quickly stashed the photos in my bag. I knew Geneva must have the original copies, so I had to find a way to get all of them to end this once and for all If

without Neil, there would be others

Give it to me, I’ll go find her.” I

Mom dried her tears, her face full of sorrow

make her even more upset. But mom insisted on going. This was about her 30 years of marriage,

tried everything to find Bonnie, but Neil had too many tricks up

we’ll

number. If she called, Geneva might not pick up, so I decided to use my

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

Come out, let’s meet

didn’t expect

place, I hung up and told my mom, “Mom, rest up today. We’ll go meet her tomorrow.

worried, she just

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