The Jones Family- a privledged, upper-middle class family at first glance: a modern suburban neighborhood, an immaculate front lawn, a two story house sitting on an acre of undeveloped land, yet greater turmoil lies beneath this pleasant exterior. But behind the immaculate exterior, tension brewed—like a hairline crack in glass, invisible but poised to shatter at a touch. Despite the flawless image the Jones' family projected, they were about to fall into an abyss of challenges at an unforeseen scale
The head of the household, Lucas Jones, is the prodigal son of an oil magnate, an experienced investment banker with an MBA in an integrated master's program and a bachelors' in psychology before many knew their career paths. He possessed the uncanny ability to influence and read people, enabling his unusual success with people in finance.
The mother, Giulia Jones (formerly Giulia Accardi) had a much rockier rise. She clawed her way out of her abusive family with nothing but her determination and a high school diploma. As an experienced secretary in an oil company, she possessed a razor-sharp memory, and unrivaled organisation. Yet her pursuit of perfectionism led to numerous overreactions to minor flaws like slightly unkempt handwriting in the paperwork of Northern Oil
In the fall of 1997, they decided to start a family. It was long overdue - they deliberated for years - however the great financial burden of raising a child kept them from realising their dream. Raising their daughter Alyssa was surprisingly easy, to the point that Lucas Jones briefly contemplated having a second child out of boredom. For years, everything seemed to have fallen into place. As fate would have it, however, things were about to become very challenging in ways the Jones family could never have imagined...
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Alyssa's Sins
General FictionIn a world demanding perfection, only daughter Alyssa may be great in many areas, but she has some sins which are difficult for society to accept. Despite that, her idealistic, warm father does defend her character and accept her for who she is. He...
