I just want to say that I really like the game so far (playing only Forgiven route, as that's my personal favorite)
MaksB thanks, you're doing good Brother.
That being said, I'm seeing a lot of love for Dereck and feelings that he's a good guy and step dad...from a lot of you guys.
I have a different take on it though, as I do not view him as an awesome stepdad or a good buddy like ( Liam, from Acting Lessons).
I actually think he's a big asshole and is getting exactly what he gave....
First of all, the Mom went on a break, NOT a divorce or a marriage breaking leave. Most likely as breaks go, is to separate yourself from a heated moment for a day or so, to collect yourself and come back calm and deal with it like Adults.
Usually it's over something stupid anyway......Like Dad forgetting to put the toilet seat lid back down after pissing, and Mom not paying enough attention, accidentally sits down, and her ass goes clear down to the water. Being a little pissed and they both go into a little argument, that results into her leaving to stay at her parents house to cool off.
Now while she's away, Dereck takes full opportunity (NTR style) and offers a (wink, wink) innocent cup of coffee so she can offload her problems......I think too, he may have drugged her coffee with that concentrated aphrodisiac Date rape drug ( the one that, for some women, chemicaly has a side effect of the feelings of a false love).
Now, it either has to be the drug scenario, because she just met him....and she had described him as being her true love (chemically induced of course) and just going on the one time memory feeling...thinking it was real.
or
He was a son of a bitch friend of Dad's or Rival and both of them being in love with Mom at the same time maybe during school or something...and Dad won out....Dereck was just bidding himself time for such an opprtunity and took it......Still making him an NTR Bastard.
I think Mom couldn't stand not being away from any of her kids, when you know the daughter had to stay with Dereck.
I believe that Mom probably thought that she had a chance of having both if she went to Dereck (him being a Lawyer), because if she tried to take her son, she would at that point, would have no leg to stand on (to get the MC) as she was the one that was unfaithful and could be deemed as an unfit Mother.
So when she confronted Dereck....who by the way had no intensions of leaving his wife....(as it had been years later that she made her decision to leave to be with her daughter) and that was the moment when Dereck's wife decides to leave his cheating ass.
I really believe that (just like the MC's Father) he wasn't going to raise another man's kid (the MC).....it really shows that may be the case, as the Mom always sent presents/ gifts and letters/postcard through out the MC life.
I believe that, that Dereck son of a bitch is getting the exactly the same kind of NTR shit done to him, just as he knowingly did to the MC's Dad.
So he's more to blame, than the Mom was....maybe more so, as he was not only married himself, but knew she was too.
Just my thoughts.............................Peace!!