He Came Back Delusional

Jason and Margo stretched their necks, peeking inside like they were touring the place, running their mouths nonstop."Lighting's kinda dim. Living room's too small. Renovation's okay, but this furniture? Trash. Still—big house. Plenty of room for all of us."I shut the door in their faces. "How'd you find me?"Jason let out this gross little laugh. "Finding you's easy. Babe, quit being stubborn. I know you're mad, but don't play hard to get. Let me and Mom in."He reached for the door, trying to push past me.I snapped, smacking his hand away. "Jason Buckley, we broke up five years ago. Get lost."They both froze.Then Margo jabbed a finger at me, yelling, "How dare you talk to your man like that? So disrespectful! If you didn't want him back, why take his gift? I didn't even call you a gold digger, and you're still acting ungrateful!"Jason dragged her back, then faced me. "Tessa, I'll be real. My new dad's the richest man in Seavora. Why else would I send you money every day

"Yours?!" Jason shot up. "When did you have a kid? Who's the father?"His face twisted, eyes blazing. "You had a child with another man behind my back? Tessa, I never agreed to break up! This is cheating! We were just on a five-year break—how do you already have a two- or three-year-old?"Margo grabbed Leo's leg, shaking. "You cheated on Jason? Shameless! He treated you so well, and this is how you repay him? No wonder you wouldn't transfer the house—you were hiding this little bastard!"I stared at them, stunned.We broke up five years ago. Wasn't it normal for me to move on?I shoved Margo back. "Stay away from my son! Touch him again, and you're done."She glanced at the maid and let out this nasty laugh. "This brat kinda looks like her. Bet he's hers."Jason's face lit up like he'd cracked the case.He yanked Leo out of my arms and shoved him at the maid. "You're fired. Take your bastard and get out!"Leo broke down, reaching for me. "Mommy! Hug me!"Jason snapped. He sla

The second Margo saw Arthur, she dropped me and rushed over.Her eyes lit up, voice going sickly sweet. "Babe! What are you doing here?"Then she shoved Jason in front of him. "Babe, this is the son I told you about—OUR son. Handsome, right? Once he's running Harding Corp, you can finally relax."Arthur's face went green. His voice shook. "What are you talking about? What 'our son'?"Margo patted his chest, all fake sweet. "Oh, you're so silly. Didn't you say we're becoming a blended family? Doesn't matter whose kid it is—we treat them like our own."Arthur shot a nervous look at Hank and started waving his hands.I got it instantly.He'd meant that after marrying her, he hoped she'd treat Hank well. No way he expected her to drag in a son like this.Jason grabbed my hand and stepped forward, smug as ever. "Dad, perfect timing. Let me introduce you—this is my fiancée. This mansion? I bought it for her. Not huge, but I earned it myself. And my mom's not with you for your money."

"Why?!" Margo screamed, sobbing. "Because Jason's not your real son, right?!"Arthur's hands shook. "After what you did to my son, my daughter-in-law, and my grandson? You're lucky I don't have you beaten to death."The cops moved in, quick and cold, snapping cuffs on Margo and Jason. "You're under suspicion of attempted coercion. Move."Dragged toward the door, Margo kept screaming, "I'll tell everyone Arthur Harding played me! I'll go to the media and expose the Harding family!"Jason fought the officers, still running his mouth. "Hank Harding, you slept with my girl! You'll regret this!"Then the house went quiet.I held Leo while he cried, checking him over for any injuries.Hank walked over, guilt and anger all over his face. "I'm sorry. I should've protected you. I won't let them walk."That night, he moved Leo and me to another mansion. Fast. No chances.Later, his lawyers told me the damage wasn't "serious enough." The video was too short. So those two? Seven days, a f

The next second, everything spun.My vision blurred. My legs gave out—I pitched forward.Jason caught me, way too fast, then sighed at the crowd like some poor, exhausted husband. "Sorry, everyone. We argued, and she refused to eat again. Her blood sugar dropped. I'll take her home."I tried to talk, but my tongue wouldn't move.Then I caught it—a faint smell on him.Did he drug me?Jason shoved me into the car, then dragged Leo in too.The second the door shut, his whole act dropped.He looked at me, eyes cold. "If you don't want anything happening to your son, behave."I turned to Leo—my chest dropped. He was out cold.To protect Leo, I stayed quiet.Jason started the car. I edged closer to Leo, fingers shaking, and felt his kid smartwatch.I pressed Hank's number.The call went through. Jason had no clue.As he drove, he laughed, all smug. "Tessa, five years ago I was just testing you—seeing if you cared about money. After everything we said, you know I still have feel