112. Far from giving up

Adryan's POV

As Caleb left my office, I sat down in my chair and tried to process everything he had just told me. My mind was in a whirlwind of emotions and thoughts. How could he have an affair with my mother? Why did he tell me now? And why did he love her? I had lie to him I knew so that it won't estranged our relationship, I had lost a lot within the couple of days and I wasn't willing to lose more.

I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself down. I couldn't let this news consume me, I had to be rational about it. After all, my mother was a grown woman and could make her own decisions. But still, it felt like a betrayal. Caleb was like family to me, and now I couldn't look at him the same way.

I wondered how long this affair had been going on. Had it been happening while my father was alive? I didn't want to believe it, but the thought was there, nagging at me.

But then Caleb's guilt-ridden expression flashed in my mind, and I realized that he had probably been struggling with