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.

did. 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

kept that name

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

what she wants. If she was just after money, we could pay her off to keep

memories started popping up in

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

messing up Neil and Bonnie’s relationship, so I didn’t really pay attention to the news. But the photos in

fate was making everything

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

would

you have Geneva’s contact info? Give it to me, I’ll go find

her tears, her face full

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,

my mom’s character. In my past life, I tried everything to find Bonnie, but Neil had too many tricks up

“Alright, we’ll go

If she called, Geneva might not

someone picked up. A woman’s voice answered, “Hello,

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

didn’t expect

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

looked worried, she just

day, just stayed home and chatted with mom, trying to cheer her up. When

for a long time, and it was late

mom and I went to the agreed place, a