Chapter 97 - A Meeting With Father

OLIVER'S POV

As the sound of his chuckle met my ears from the other end, I felt a surge of mixed feelings swell within me, and as I listened to him, I knew I was betraying myself and my own feelings, but again, I kept a straight face, adamant to my mother's course, unwilling to bend from her warnings,

"It's nice to know that you know who I am," He finally responded after a while of satisfying himself, but then I kept silent unsure of how to respond to what he had just said, even though deep within me I wanted to call him Father,

"Let's meet up son, we've got to talk," His words came again breaking the silence that had fallen upon us, sounding serious and business likely, but my mom's words kept ringing in my head, bending my every conviction, I knew I had to be careful especially in a time like that,

Putting aside my own desires, I questioned, repeating the same words, "What do you want?" And without waiting for his response, added, "I have no business with you," Irrespective of the f