You?..” he whispered hoarsely. “Why are you here?”

I’m your daughter’s boyfriend.

What?? – my husband’s voice shook. – Leave this house! Right now!

“Dad!” our daughter cried in surprise. “What’s happening?”

That was when my husband revealed the terrible truth about her new love.

Clenching his fists, he said piercingly:

This man… I ended up in prison because of him. He backstabbed me when we were young. We got caught up in a case, and he shifted all the blame on me. I lost a whole year of my life. He’s my old classmate.

The room fell silent. Our daughter gazed at us in confusion and rage: