
"My mother ran away when I was young"
"I saw you a lot when you were young"
Is this not suspicious?? Also, where did you get that the mother even cheated?? While there's a bug possibility of his father having cheated, nowhere does it mention the mother cheated (And trust me, it would have been mentioned if that were the case). Also, since he didn't know his dad was gay, it's possible they didn't tell him the reason why she left. Imo if his dad was cheating on her, it's totally reasonable for her to think "I want to forget this even happened" or "I want to start over". And since his dad is obviously fine with raising him, it shouldn't be a problem for his mother to go and do so because it was her that wasted her time with a cheater

I agree,but at least the mother should take her kid with her too.Wanting to start over don't mean to forget about your kids.
Ugh I hate it when characters are selfish and causes the main to be swept into their pace without any input on the matter. It makes me feel like they've got no control over their lives and that's awful. I know if things got out of control like this I would NEVER go along with it. I mean if you don't get to choose for yourself, what's the point in living? The whole time I was reading I was hoping the main would be able to stand up for himself or do something to avoid putting himself in a vulnerable position but ofc in the end he's gna end up going with the flow and "loving" his brother. Wtf. If you have to molest and manipulate someone's feelings to make them accept you, you're no better than a fucking rapist. Ugh. I'm just so done with plots like this.