Chapter 12. Defending Him

Reese

“I can’t believe you’re telling this to me, mom. Why are you defending your son?” I pushed her away, exerting all my effort to do so. “I don’t understand. Aren’t you sick? You’re pretending all this time? Why? Just why?”

“I don’t think you still need to hear my explanation.” she sneered, raising her chin high. “I saw you walk out of the house yesterday. You were eavesdropping! I know you heard my conversation with Troy.”

“I still want to hear why you did this to me?” my voice softened, hoping she would talk to me nicely this time. I just wanted to know the truth.

Olivia shrugged. “Let Troy explain everything to you. For now, don’t think about divorcing him. I know you can fix this. He only slept with another woman. It’s not that big of a deal, right?”

“What are you talking about?” I fixed my shirt that was crumpled, hiding the marks on my neck. “He cheated on me!”

“Don’t you dare raise your voice on me, woman!” she raised her hand, an