Chapter One hundred and seventy-six

Lana’s POV

“All this is so surreal.” I voiced. “I still find all of this hard to believe. My father was so...”.

Fred's face hardened. "Your father abandoned us.” He spat. “He chose his other family over us. That's the story as I know it. For a long time, I was upset and bitter; I still am."

I hung my head. “I’m sorry.” Although I had no idea what I was sorry for, I had no idea about anything that was or had been happening, but still, I felt the need to fall on my knees and claw at his feet till he softened his heart and forgave my family.

Cameron interjected, "But Marcus has new information, right? Maybe it can shed more light on what really happened."

Marcus nodded. "Yes, but it's circumstantial. The only person who might have a concrete story is Freda, André's mother. And she's not exactly on our side."

Andre sighed. “I wonder how all of this relates to Freda.”

“She was my mother’s best friend.” Fred answered, and all our eyes turned to him. “They were friends for the longest of ti