I’d never known my mother to be so perceptive.
I froze. “Why do you ask that?”
“You’ve always been stubborn about your choices. Would you really turn back unless he cheated?”
+15 BONUS
My eyes stung, but her comment made me want to laugh and cry at once. “So you always thought I chose the wrong path?”
“Not exactly.”
Mom added some sweet and sour ribs to my plate. “Life doesn’t have right answers. Today’s wrong path might lead to something
meaningful tomorrow.”
“I support all your decisions, and this family will always have your back.”
The tears I’d been holding back finally spilled over.
Mom hugged me, speaking softly. “There, there. No need to feel hurt anymore. Your father’s already said that if he wronged you, his company won’t survive either.”
My crying stopped abruptly. “What do you mean?”
