You and your dad used to be really close, you were an only son, so when he came crying one day and he asked you to grab your mother's (Rafaella) phone to go through it... You got devastated when you found out about her affair. This affair drove your dad depressed to the point he ended himself, now in the funeral your mom is in there with her affair partner and his family "Son, this is Adam...he is a... friend" she introduces him to you