Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

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.

“Dad, have someone look into this woman. Find out about her background.” I spoke again to my dad.

I’ve got 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 anything

that name in

this thing with Geneva wasn’t out in the open yet, so he had to go to work like normal, leaving me and my mom

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 a permanent solution

popping up in

attention to what was going on at home. All I remember was my parents went through a silent treatment period. And when Neil destroyed my family, one of his

really pay attention to the news. But the photos in the news seemed similar to

fate was making everything happen all over

I had to find a way to get all of them to end this

without Neil, there would be others targeting

do you have Geneva’s contact info? Give it to me,

do, I’ll go with you.” Mom dried her tears, her

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 was about her 30 years of marriage,

I inherited my mom’s character. In my past life, I tried everything to find Bonnie,

“Alright, we’ll

If she called, Geneva might not pick up,

someone picked up. A woman’s

let’s meet and

didn’t expect Geneva

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

worried, she just

mom, trying to cheer her up. When dad came home at night, we ate dinner in

talked for a long time, and it was late into the night by the time ! fell asleep. In my dreams, I could hear mom sighing over and over. I knew she

went to the agreed