Chapter 84

~Richard

It wasn't really possible that I heard her right. There was no way what she said was true, was there?

"That is right," Nuella confirmed as she walked around Athena's mum. "And he is the only one who can help save her."

"How so? H..how is that possible?" Athena's mum asked.

I was yet to recover from the news that her father was still alive, and from the look on Jessica and James' faces, it was obvious they were in the same state as I was.

Athena had told us her father died before she was born. That had been the story her mother had fed her. It was all a lie. Her mother had intentionally kept his identity from her. That, if you ask me, is a wicked thing to do.

Regardless of who the parent is or how vile he or she is, every child at a certain stage of life has the right to know who their parents are. It should be their choice whether to associate with them or not, not that of one parent.

Not being able to keep my thoughts to myself, I asked, "Why? What did you do that for? Why