#Chapter172

She snorts, “Yeah. Life is a bitch. After all those things I did, I found out she isn’t my real mother. No wonder she did what she did to me. My dad is an idiot too. He was afraid that I would hate him if I found out my mom was a drug addict,” She explains with all the pain in her voice.

“I’m so sorry, Gabrielle,” that’s all I can say because I am still too shocked at what I learned about her life.

Phoenix begins placing the pot with half full of water on the stove. He suggested cooking us a cheese Manicotti with fresh tomato sauce....