3:00 A.M.

XIX

Parents hide a lot of secrets from their children that it's normal. So I understand that my parents hide many things from me but a brother?!

How the hell did I grew up not knowing I had a sibling?

I smiled skeptically while my brows deepened into a frown, "What?"

Dad sighed heavily as if he knew this day would come but he still isn't sure how to say it to me. Mom rubbed his back to assure him.

"His real name is Auberon Kazan and he's two years older than you."

I opened my mouth to say something but nothing came out.

The thought of having a brother is still being processed by my brain.

Kazan?

"Why is he not a Foulke?" I asked.

Dad then rubbed his face, "It's my fault."

"Dad, what do you mean?"

When Dad didn't answer Mom chimed in to fill the information, "He's the son of Aynur Kazan."

I raised one brow in disbelief and was completely taken aback by this whole new information.

He's a son on another woman?!

"Who's Aynur Kazan?"

"Your father's ex-girlfriend. They were together before your Dad and I met. Your Dad never knew he had a son."

Dad pursed his lips and sent a silent 'thank you' to Mom by squeezing her hand. Dad must have also been shock to learn he had a son after all these years.

I mean, his son is even two years older than me!

I placed my hand on Dad's shoulder since he looked still stricken about it until now.

"How did you learn about it?"

"I tried to look into the cases since it was coming one by one and we think more will still come. The evidences pointed to Auberon three times. First he was seen at the hidden CCTV of my office going through the files on the cabinet and computer. He had a USB with him where he put whatever he got from the computer. Second, he volunteered to deliver the documents of the Mitsubishi Account, which was one of the biggest project of the company which miraculously got lost. We never got to sign that account. Lastly, when I checked who put those donation money into my account, it was under the name Aynur Kazan. I didn't know how her name got in the middle of this mess so I went to see her. I realized that whoever is targeting me is doing it for a personal vendetta. It's deeper and heavier than I thought."

Dad shook his head when he finished.

"That's why you suddenly went off for a vacation..." I said almost to myself, only realizing this now.

Mom nodded and let out a soft smile.

"Aynur is from Turkey. We figured she will be there and it didn't take much effort to find her. When we showed her a picture of Auberon, she immediately recognized him and that's how she revealed he was my son."

"But why only tell you now? I mean, why didn't she reached out before?"

This time, Mom answered my question, "She learned she was pregnant on her third month when she can already feel the bump. She didn't noticed it before because all the while she thought she was sick. When she was about to tell your Dad, it was too late. Your Dad and I got engaged through an arrange marriage. She said she didn't want to come back and ruin everything so she kept it to herself."