Chapter 39

Rena

"Where is this place?" Alma asks as soon as we arrive at the house address that Corey had sent.

When Corey mentioned that he was living comfortably, I didn't realize how comfortably he meant until I arrived in front of his home, and now I can see for myself clearly just how comfortable his living condition is, because having a home like this in a place like Claremont and maintaining it with such a beautiful garden as a bonus could only mean you're far from being financially unstable.

"Are you sure this is the right address, Rena? This doesn't seem like a place dad would be living," Lucia says, and I didn't blame her for thinking that way. I would have thought the exact same way if Corey hadn't already filled me in on his life, and since I couldn't bring myself to personally tell them, I decided to let them see for themselves how much of a bastard our father really is.

Yes, Lucia, I can assure you that thi