Chapter 45. Telling Our Father

The room falls quiet now that Arlo has gone. "What about Mum?" Lorenzo asks, and he looks at me. I left our father at home. He's watching over things. It was a reason not to have him here, so I can consider this.

"We need to get back and discuss it with dad there. We can't keep avoiding telling him shit about her." I explain before standing. We leave, and I have a feeling things will be more complicated than before.

Sitting at the desk, they are all watching me and waiting. I don't know where even to start this conversation.

"I'm guessing this family meeting is regarding your mother's actions?" My dad looks at me, and I nod. He isn't a fool, not about this, but there is so much he doesn't know that I kept hidden. That we all kept hidden. He was busy, and had he known the truth, I knew it would hurt him.

"You need to know things, all of you, things I never spoke of." Sighing, I look at them. "Do you remember Olivia?" I watch as t