If that’s the reason, it’s pretty weird since MC always makes out with his mom and the constant incest bait. But I highly doubt it. He would‘ve created one hell of a sob story if that‘d be the case. The same way he did when his „grandpa died“ .
since BD is a known liar, at this point I don’t even belive that story anymore either. Who knows, maybe he even lied about getting married or having a kid just to gain sympathy points.
EDIT: forgot to mention, he himself even said that his family plays the game. So that‘d be omega weird