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Evelyn began, "Last time, you said we never raised you. I've been thinking about that a lot, and you're right."We didn't. We weren't there for any of those 19 years. While you were struggling to survive, I was living comfortably. I had a big house, nice clothes, vacations overseas…"I sent Josh to the best schools. And all that time, I had no idea you were going hungry or sleeping in the cold. I was wrong to yell at you at the train station that day. I never should've said those things."She wiped at the corners of her eyes. "I don't expect you to forgive me. I just... I needed to tell you that."She set the insulated bag on the ground, then turned and headed back to her car.As I watched her walk away, a memory from years ago came back to me.When I was little, back in the countryside, I used to sleep in a woodshed during the winter. Some nights, I'd wake up shivering and lie there staring at the thin strip of moonlight coming through a crack in the window.I would wonder what
Accused of a Past I Don't Have Chapter 9
I turned to face Evelyn. Sunlight poured through the floor-to-ceiling windows, lighting up her exhausted face.I almost told her we were practically strangers anyway. But then I saw her bloodshot eyes and hesitated."Maybe someday," I said.I rented a small one-bedroom apartment with a living room. When the sun came in, the whole place felt warm.My landlady was an older woman who knocked 200 dollars off the rent when she found out I would be living alone.On the day I moved in, she showed up at my door with a bowl of beef stew. She said it wasn't easy being young and trying to make it on your own. If I ever got homesick, I could always come downstairs and visit her.I thanked her and closed the door. Then I stood there for a long time, staring at the stew. In all my 19 years, no one had ever told me I was welcome to stop by whenever I felt homesick.The day Ashford Group posted its official apology, my phone rang nonstop. The calls came from numbers I didn't recognize. Some wer
Accused of a Past I Don't Have Chapter 8
"We put up missing-person notices all over the country! We spent millions trying to find you! Can't you at least try to understand our side of things?"I laughed. "You spent millions looking for me, but somehow you never found the village where I grew up. You ran my picture in newspapers and on TV, then sat in your mansion in Westhaven waiting for me to come home on my own."Graham went pale."You were looking for the son you'd lost, not the person I actually was. And when I finally showed up, poor and looking like I'd been through hell, you couldn't accept me."You'd rather believe I was a bully than face the fact that I'd grown up poor and spent my whole life just trying to survive."For a long moment, no one spoke. Graham and Evelyn stood outside my door, still clutching the expensive gifts they'd brought.Finally, Evelyn broke the silence. "Asher, I'm so sorry. We were wrong about the apology letter... We should've known better. But I swear, I had no idea Josh was lying. If I
Accused of a Past I Don't Have Chapter 7
I continued, "You took his side. You called me a horrible person and told me to get lost."Evelyn was shaking, tears streaming down her face. She tried to say something, but couldn't get the words out."You're my mother," I continued, "but you've never once trusted me."She finally broke down in tears.A few steps away, Graham stood with his back to us, his shoulders trembling. He didn't turn around.The police questioned Josh for four hours. He sat with his head down, answering their questions one by one.He told them how he'd learned that the Ashfords had found their biological son, how he'd hired someone to track down my adoptive parents, and how he'd approached Fiona Mercer with an offer of 200,000 dollars for samples of my handwriting."I was scared... I thought Mom and Dad wouldn't want me anymore once he came back. I just wanted him to back off. I wanted him to know he couldn't just show up and become part of this family… I wasn't trying to hurt him. I just... I didn't wa
Accused of a Past I Don't Have Chapter 6
"He paid someone for samples of your handwriting. The woman who sold them to him is named Fiona Garcia."Fiona Garcia. My adoptive mother."According to Josh, he contacted Fiona a month ago and offered her 200,000 dollars for samples of your handwriting. He then used them to forge the apology letter." The officer's voice was calm and matter-of-fact.The hallway fell silent. I could hear my own heartbeat, each thud like a dull blow to my chest.I'd dropped out of school at 14. I'd spent an entire year hauling steel rebar at construction sites and earned just 30,000 dollars.Later, I'd washed dishes at a restaurant, working from six in the morning until ten at night for 1,800 dollars a month.Fiona had taken every penny I'd earned, spending it on new schoolbags and phones for my younger brothers, as well as fees to get them into better schools.When I came to the city, I couldn't even afford a train ticket. A police officer had covered the fare for me.And Fiona had made 200,000
Accused of a Past I Don't Have Chapter 5
As soon as the officer finished speaking, Josh went pale.Evelyn was still staring blankly at my ID, as though she hadn't quite understood what she'd just heard."No record of him ever attending high school..." Graham repeated, his voice strained. He turned to Josh and swallowed hard, but couldn't bring himself to say anything.After a moment of stunned silence, the reporters erupted with questions."Wait, he's never been to high school?""Then what about Josh's bullying accusations? Who wrote that apology letter?""Josh, can you explain this?"Microphones were shoved toward Josh from every direction, and the cameras zoomed in on his pale face.His lips trembled as he struggled to find an answer. After a long pause, he suddenly burst into tears. "I... I don't know! Maybe he changed his name afterward, or someone else enrolled in school using his identity... I don't know!"He looked up at Graham, his eyes pleading. "Dad, I swear I'm telling the truth! The boy who bullied me bac
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