مكتبة
بحث
بيت / Emotional Realism / Framed by the Adopted Brother / Chapter 1

مشاركة

Framed by the Adopted Brother
Framed by the Adopted Brother
مؤلف: Fierce Sleeping Dog

Chapter 1

مؤلف: Fierce Sleeping Dog

After the succession ceremony was hastily called to a halt, Susan, my assistant, anxiously approached me holding a phone.

“Miss Lyra, public opinion is getting worse by the minute. What should we do?”

I took the phone from her and patted her shoulder. “Don't worry. Rumors will collapse under their own weight.”

With that, I tapped into the livestream where my brother, Daniel, was currently broadcasting malicious information.

On the screen, he was leaning back leisurely on the sofa.

He was holding my sister-in-law, Maria, while talking with dynamic eloquence.

“Alright, alright, family scandals shouldn’t be aired in public. That's all for today.”

Maria gave him a nudge. “Why don’t you tell them in detail? Didn't your mother suffer a massive grievance back then?”

Daniel flicked his cigarette ash and smiled half-heartedly. “It's not my place to talk about that kind of stuff. Anyway, anyone with eyes can see who my dad dotes on the most.”

The video cut off abruptly.

The comment section exploded afterwards.

“Holy crap! Officially verified by the eldest son of the Fraser family? This gossip is as real as it gets!”

“I knew it! The way Lyra Fraser took over the group so quickly definitely seemed fishy. Turns out she’s an illegitimate daughter?!”

“So disgusting. An illegitimate daughter stealing family property from the legitimate heir.

“She even dared to hold a press conference with such fanfare? How shameless?”

“Fraser Group needs to change its successor. Letting a bastard take over? Won't the shareholders riot?”

I turned off the phone.

Lifting my eyes, I saw my father standing on the stage. He was being interrogated by a flurry of reporters.

His face had already turned ashen.

The reporters shouted all at once, “Chairman Fraser! Is the trending topic true?”

“Is Miss Lyra Fraser really an illegitimate daughter?”

“Will the Fraser Group change its successor?”

My father’s voice rang out with gravity.

“Everyone, please remain calm. The Fraser Group’s legal department will issue a unified response.”

A trace of disappointment welled up in my heart as my father couldn't bring himself to treat his son harshly.

On the way back, my father wanted to speak several times but he hesitated.

I didn't ask him why he didn't clear the air in public. I just pretended as if nothing had happened.

Eventually, he spoke up, “I’ve already made him delete the video. He is just being immature. I’ll make him apologize to you later.”

I lowered my head and gave a faint reply, “Okay.”

Soon, we arrived back at the Fraser family ancestral mansion.

The living room was brightly lit.

My brother and sister-in-law were busy playing video games, enjoying the time of their lives.

My father's face turned pale for a moment.

My father kicked over the coffee table in front of them, sending teacups shattering all over the floor.

“You bastard! Have you lost your mind?! How dare you spread rumors that your sister is an illegitimate daughter!”

Yet, the two of them acted as if it was none of their business. They just kept operating their phones with calmness.

Daniel curled his lip with his tone completely indifferent, “Dad, I was just making a casual joke. Who knew it would go viral?”

My sister-in-law, Maria, chimed in, “Dad, you're blaming Daniel wrongly. He did this to drive traffic to the company.

“Right now, the entire internet is discussing about the Fraser Group. Many brands can’t even buy this level of exposure with money.”

My father became so furious that his chest started heaving violently. “You still have the nerve to say that?

“The Fraser Group's stock price hit the bottom limit, wiping out 1 billion in market value in a single day!”

Standing at the doorway of the living room, I watched as my father was trembling with rage.

However, he still couldn't bear to say a single harsh word to Daniel.

A wave of bitterness washed over me, but I said nothing. I just turned around and headed upstairs.

Maria's voice drifted from behind me.

“Dad, stop being angry. Daniel just has a big mouth.

“Besides, Lyra has not officially taken over yet. Waiting a day or two won't hurt.”

My father roared, “Shut your mouth! This was all your rotten idea!”

“Dad, why are you yelling at her? I posted the video myself,” Daniel’s tone remained casual and reckless.

“I just can't stand you giving the company to her. I am the eldest son of the Fraser family.

“How am I supposed to hold my head up in our social circle in the future?”

“You…”

My father's voice cut off sharply and the rest of his words were forced back, down his throat.

I went back to my room, opened my social media app and saw that Daniel had updated a new status on his personal account.

“Some things aren't convenient to talk about too much. Those who understand will understand.

“Thank you for your concern, everyone. I will stay strong.”

The comments surpassed ten thousand within three minutes.

“Don't be sad, big brother! We support you!”

“Illegitimate daughter, get out of the Fraser family! Only the legitimate son deserves to inherit!”

“Wealthy families are indeed messy. I feel bad for Daniel, being suppressed by a bastard for so many years.”

I smiled. He was really letting it get to his head.

Let's see who would get the last laugh.

استمر في قراءة هذا الكتاب مجانا
امسح الكود لتنزيل التطبيق
الفصل السابق الفصل التالي

أحدث فصل

  • Framed by the Adopted Brother   Chapter 10

    At three o'clock that afternoon, the Fraser Group's official account published a long-form response. It featured no emotional exaggeration or theatrical spin. There were only hard, objective facts.The statement attached Daniel’s complete career history and performance evaluation sheets since the day he joined the Fraser Group. Every single record of his promotions.Every performance review and every official notice detailing his major professional blunders was scanned in high definition and uploaded for the public to see.Furthermore, it included a comprehensive summary ledger of monetary losses. All the monetary losses sustained directly by the company due to Daniel's personal negligence or regulatory violations across the projects he had managed. The independent audit reports stood in black and white with his cumulative liability amounting to nearly one billion dollars.The final paragraph of the statement contained only a single sentence. “All the documents listed abo

  • Framed by the Adopted Brother   Chapter 9

    That very afternoon, the Fraser Group’s legal department issued a comprehensive clarification statement.With scanned copies of three independent DNA paternity test reports and one adoption certificate attached.The statement was worded with tight, restrained, and rigorous legal precision, systematically refuting every single piece of false information that Daniel had previously broadcasted.Simultaneously, I accepted a twenty-minute exclusive interview with a major financial channel.In front of the camera, I neither cried to gain sympathy nor did I play the victim. I simply laid out the sequence of events from beginning to end with a flat, direct narrative.“Daniel is my mother’s adopted son, that is an indisputable fact. During her lifetime, my mother treated him as her own flesh and blood. “She never shortchanged him by half a fraction for once over twenty years. “By fabricating the rumor that I am an illegitimate daughter, the reputation he trampled upon belongs to my

  • Framed by the Adopted Brother   Chapter 8

    Daniel’s face turned deathly pale. His voice softened, carrying a hint of pleading.“Lyra, I was out of my mind yesterday, I truly know I was wrong. “Just forgive me this once, this very last time. Have you forgotten about when we were kids?”He began to dig up the past, his voice frantic and desperate, like a drowning man clawing at the last piece of driftwood. “When you were six, you had a raging high fever and Mom wasn't home. I was the one who carried you to the hospital on my back. “I ran three kilometers and vomited all over the floor from exhaustion. “When you were seven and got bullied by your classmates, I was the one who went and fought them for you. “The teacher made me stand in the hallway as punishment for a whole day. “The night before your high school entrance exams, you were so nervous that you couldn't sleep. “I stayed up playing video games with you all night and the next day you scored third in the entire city…”“Enough,” I interrupted him, my voic

  • Framed by the Adopted Brother   Chapter 7

    With bloodshot eyes, I watched the scene unfold. I was unable to tell if what I felt was satisfaction or bitter sorrow.The day my mother passed away, I was fifteen years old.To this day, I still remember how peaceful she looked at the funeral home.Her hand still tightly clutched onto that crushed cake box which was completely stained with blood.My father had shouldered the entire burden himself back then.He claimed it was an act of revenge by a business rival so that neither Daniel nor I would investigate further.He had continuously honored his promise to my mother.But Daniel didn’t deserve that protection.I stopped looking at him and turned toward the crowd of reporters outside the door. With my voice steady and clear, I announced, “To all our friends from the media, what happened today is already perfectly clear. “The Fraser Group will issue an official clarification notice and lawyer's letters shortly. “We will absolutely not tolerate anyone who spreads rumor

  • Framed by the Adopted Brother   Chapter 6

    The ink pad in Daniel’s hand hit the floor with a dull clatter. “Dad, I…”It looked as if his spine had been completely ripped out of him. With a loud thud, he fell straight to his knees. “Dad, I was wrong! I was possessed.“I didn’t mean to do it, I just had a momentary lapse of judgment…”He crawled forward two steps on his knees and reached out to grab my father’s hand. But my father quickly pulled his hand back.“A momentary lapse of judgment?” my father looked at him. “Were you having a lapse of judgment when you slandered your sister? “Were you having a lapse of judgment when you weaponized your mother’s reputation for online clout? “When you brought reporters barging into my hospital ward to force my thumbprint, was that a lapse of judgment too?”Daniel’s tears finally spilled over. He knelt on the floor and spoke with his voice trembling violently beyond recognition.“Dad, I truly know I was wrong. Please forgive me just this once, just this one time! “I’ll neve

  • Framed by the Adopted Brother   Chapter 5

    The reporters' cameras simultaneously swiveled toward Daniel with their flash erupting into a blinding, crackling frenzy.Daniel’s face turned visibly pale. Taking a sharp step back, he bumped into the edge of the hospital bed. His voice instantly turned shrill and piercing.“It’s fake! This thing is fake! Lyra Fraser, you forged government documents!”Maria snapped out of her shock as well. She lunged forward, snatched the adoption certificate and ripped it apart with brute force. Crumpling the torn pieces into a tight ball, she hurled them onto the floor and yelled hysterically.“You think you can fool everyone with a fake certificate?! Lyra Fraser, you are utterly shameless! “Look closely, all you reporters present, see the lengths this woman will go to just to steal the family property!”Unmoved, I calmly pulled another thick stack of documents from my bag and held them right up to the camera lenses.“This document is the DNA paternity test report between Daniel, ou

فصول أخرى

قد تعجبك أيضًا

استكشاف وقراءة روايات جيدة مجانية
الوصول المجاني إلى عدد كبير من الروايات الجيدة على تطبيق GoodNovel. تنزيل الكتب التي تحبها وقراءتها كلما وأينما أردت
اقرأ الكتب مجانا في التطبيق
امسح الكود للقراءة على التطبيق
DMCA.com Protection Status