A Horse of a Different Color

By chance, my younger sister discovered concrete proof that our mother was having an affair. Thinking of our mother's past behavior and how she had ignored me all these years, I despised her. But when I thought of my younger brother and father, I still chose to protect our little family. So, driven by a desire to get revenge on my mother and a fierce determination to protect my family, I risked everything by interfering in the relationship between my mother and her lover. Just as I was about to close the net and bring my mother back to her senses, everything was exposed, and I unexpectedly learned that my father had also been unfaithful. The bigger blow was that the two of them had divorced long ago. In despair, unable to see any hope of a happy family, I couldn't escape the misery of my childhood. My older female cousin came to her senses and opened my eyes: even if my parents no longer loved each other, they would never stop caring for their children. From her, I learned things I had never known. It turned out that, no matter what, my parents had always been there to protect me. As if I'd grown up overnight, I stopped begging for my parents' love. I have the right to love someone, too. I...

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.