Ricardo's POV
"So you are telling me she pretended to be the rogue all this time to protect me. What else has she lied about? Was my stepfather even a good man? I do not know. I am worried about my whole life being a lie. I know my mother did it to protect me. I am not so sure what my mother went through. Why didn't she tell me? Why didn't she trust me enough to believe that I can look after myself?" I ask.
"Ricardo, she is your mother. She will always want to protect you. You must remember that you are her only love. There is no one else that she loves more than you. She would do anything for you. That is how a mother is supposed to be. She will keep secrets from you to keep you happy. She loves you with everything in her heart, and she will not want you to feel unhappy about the man y
