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.

have someone look into this woman. Find out about her background.”

with a kid who doesn’t live with her. My dad took another drag, looking years older. “Didn’t find anything useful.”

that name in mind.

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

figured I 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

was my parents went through a silent treatment period. And when Neil destroyed my family, one of his main weapons was some dirty laundry about my dad, like dodgy

so I didn’t really pay attention to the

fate was making everything happen all over again.

get all of them to end this once and for all If these photos fell

without Neil, there would be others targeting

me, I’ll go find her.” I told my mom calmly.

her tears, her face full of sorrow

didn’t want my mom to go, I knew this woman would just make her even more upset. But mom insisted on going.

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

“Alright, we’ll

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

someone picked up. A woman’s

out, let’s meet and talk,” I

I didn’t expect Geneva

and told my mom, “Mom, rest up today. We’ll

she just nodded

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