Chapte 154 - Outburst

LAKE

“No.” I swallowed down my emotions. Owen and Homer might have sensed something went wrong inside my father’s office.

“That’s sad. I missed her, honey. You should go and take her home.”

“She chose to stay. Why would I?”

“What’s upsetting you, Lake?” she asked and must have sensed the heaviness of anger in my voice.

I squeezed my eyes shut when it began to burn and pressed my fingers against my aching temple. “Is Dad sick? Is it true? Aurelia just told me, and I don’t believe a word coming from that woman’s mouth.”

When I heard her sigh, she didn’t have to say yes.

I blinked off the tears behind my lids. “How long have you known?”

She went quiet momentarily before she spoke, “Your father tried to conceal it from anyone until you came back to take over the seat. If Aurelia told you, then this is not good.”

“So, it’s been fuck— it’s been months, and he didn’t even tell me. Instead, he chose to hurt my wife. He chose the hardest fucking way to convince me to turn away from my wife. Wh