Chapter 62 — Is It a Deal?

They had sat at a small table in the café somewhat apart from the rest of the audience, Edan told Alma everything, absolutely everything that happened with his brother at his parents' house and like him, he had to give up what it meant to be an O'Connor.

Yes, it was a shock to Alma to learn that he was adopted, but as she immersed herself in Edan's story and learned how his parents defended him, Alma understood that for Erick and Angelica, Edan was their son, even if Ethan didn't agree.

"How did you accept something like that?" If your father didn't agree—" She murmured, worried.

"Alma, you don't know my brother..." This was never going to end; he wouldn't be quiet until he got the company or until he understood that he had lost it forever... And in the meantime, my father would live in mortification. Edan explained.

"And you don't think your father will be now, thinking about all that you might be going through?"

"He's fine, I take care to call him every day, to let him know I'm fine