Chapter 30

When I arrived at the hospital, the nurse was trying to talk some sense into my mom. When the nurse saw me, she said, "Mr. Parker, please talk to her." As soon as my mom saw me, she got up and asked, "Thad, why did you lie to me? You told me that it was just a common cold, but it turned out to be something so serious!" She'd lost a lot of weight in just a few days. Her eyes brimmed with tears as she looked at me, and my heart ached terribly. "I'm sorry, Mom. I didn't mean to. I was just afraid that you wouldn't be able to handle it." My mom had never remarried. She'd raised me alone and worked tirelessly for decades to put me through college. I got into a prestigious college and met Ophelia there. We fell deeply in love, and I landed a great job after graduation. We had planned to get married and have my mom move in to live with us. Just when everything seemed to be falling into place, Zachary had come into my life and revealed my identity. Then, the Smith family was targeted,