Chapter 177

• I lifted my gaze even though I felt ashamed that now he knew I was the son of a murderer. “Yes. I kept away from her to protect her. Do you know how hard it is? For years, I missed my Mama and I have to meet her far from home. We’d been receiving info that someone was asking about me, that’s why I had to leave her.”
• “Go on.”
• “I didn’t want you to find out that I had a connection with him. For me, he was dead for years.”