Richard, 75, was walking home when he saw his ex-wife, Vanessa, arm-in-arm with a much younger man.
Furious, he followed them into a café and stormed over. “Well, well! My 72-year-old ex-wife has found a new man just weeks after our divorce! Bravo! How long have you been together?”
Vanessa’s face turned red. Before she could respond, the man stood.
“Mom… is this my dad?”
Richard froze. “What did you say?”
Vanessa sighed. “Richard, please sit. There’s something you need to know…”
She recounted their past—how they met in 1968, a night of passion, and how she later discovered she was pregnant. Fearing her strict father’s wrath, she lied, tricking her ex-boyfriend Dylan into believing the child was his.
But when a doctor revealed the truth, Dylan abandoned her. Ashamed, Vanessa placed their son for adoption and never spoke of it again.
“Why didn’t you tell me?” Richard asked.
“I tried, but it was too late,” Vanessa whispered.
Simon smiled. “I found her after months of searching.”
Richard sighed. “Well, son, at 75also read… I guess I’m still learning about life.”
