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Chapter 5

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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.

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  • 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

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