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Chapter 8
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I had only just gotten out of the car when Aaron, the impostor, charged toward me. He was holding a bottle of acid as he lunged at me, crying, "You stole my life, and if I die, I'm taking you with me!""Aaron, stop!" A scream of fear erupted as Felicia fully shielded me from the acid.The bodyguards hurried forward and pulled me behind them while Felicia rolled around painfully on the ground. She was still pleading for mercy on Aaron's behalf. "Please don't call the cops! Aaron didn't mean to hurt anyone! Please let him go…"Before I even had a chance to process the situation, Tessa rushed up to me and assessed me worriedly. I swore I could hear the thudding of her racing heart. "I'm sorry I couldn't be here to protect you right away…"Lewis frantically pulled me to the side. I watched as one of the most powerful men in the business world was reduced to tears. "I thought I was going to lose you again…"Everyone was tearing up at this point. But not me, for I was happy to be surrou
Played Me for a Fool Chapter 8
Felicia showed up at my place before the DNA test results were out. She said, "Julian, Aaron's desperate and left without options, so I've no choice but to come to you… What will it take for you to disregard all ties with Lewis? Just name your price and we'll pay you!"I saw the pleading look in Felicia's eyes and reckoned that the DNA test results were an open secret by now. As it turned out, I truly was Lewis' long-lost son, and Aaron was the impostor who'd stolen over 20 years of the life I should've had."Lewis will never spare Aaron if he finds out that Aaron has been pretending to be his son all these years…" Felicia continued, close to begging on her knees.Her unreasonable request had me quaking with rage. "That's my biological father you're talking about! Why should I let Aaron have him?"I'd already let Aaron have Felicia, but I'd be damned if I let him take the family I'd always dreamed of having. I continued, "Besides, how will I know what happened all those years ago o
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I raised my hand to shove Felicia aside. I sniped, "You're out of your mind, Felicia."Felicia's face darkened with resentment.Aaron sputtered, "I didn't think you'd move on so quickly, Julian."As my gaze fell on Aaron's face, I suddenly thought about Tessa's theory and considered the possibility that he had stolen the life I should have had. Hatred welled up in me, and I tried my hardest to hold back my rage.But at that moment, Tessa took my hand and stood beside me with steely resolve. "Mr. Schumer, I suggest you think twice before running your mouth, seeing as you'll run out of luck soon."A cryptic smile played on her lips as venom coated her every word.Aaron bristled, and his features twisted into a grimace. "Who the hell are you anyway?"Tessa grinned mischievously and snapped her fingers, not at all incensed by Aaron's crude question. "You may as well cherish what's left of your glory days, Mr. Schumer. I doubt you'll be in a position to talk down to us the next time
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The docket contained all the paperwork the orphanage had compiled for me before I left. Among the paperwork were a few photos of me, taken when I was a kid. I didn't have happy memories growing up in the orphanage, so I'd never bothered to open the docket after receiving it.As if nudged by a strange, universal force, I blew the layer of dust off the docket and opened it for the first time.Save for the photographs depicting me as a sour-faced child, the docket also held paperwork containing my birth details. I scanned them, only to go still with shock when I came upon the last page.It was my birth certificate!A small photo of me as a baby had been clipped to the certificate, which bore other details.I was at a loss. I was told that I had no parents and had been abandoned by the roadside. If that were the case, why was there a birth certificate in my docket? My eyes drifted down the certificate and widened when I saw the name on the paper.The words "Aaron Schumer" leaped out
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I closed my eyes and heard Felicia's heavy sigh. She said, "This is all my fault. You have every right to hate me."After all that had happened, even the idea of hating her exhausted me.I listened to the sound of her footsteps as they faded down the hall, then closed the door. I leaned against the door and slumped to the floor. I'd already gotten rid of most of Felicia's belongings. She wouldn't come back here again.But no matter where I looked, all I saw were moments I shared with Felicia from the last three years. I tasted salt on my lips again and realized that I was crying.I knew I had to move out of this place if I wanted to bid the past goodbye. Now that I had money, I called my landlady, Jennifer Greene, and told her that I intended to stop my lease.Jennifer had been kind enough to take me in when I had nothing. She put a roof over my head for free, and the monthly rent I paid was only symbolic. She'd even make me hot meals on festive occasions.When she learned that F
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Alas, I'd never met my mother, and I had no idea who my father was. Everyone at the orphanage had told me that they were sure I was an illegitimate child, and that I was abandoned by the roadside like a stray mutt because my parents were embarrassed by me.I'd sobbed and argued that I was not an unwanted stray mutt, and that I had parents. However, my bullies only grinned and guffawed, then picked up rocks to throw at me.I wrapped my arms around my head when I saw the rocks flying toward me, screaming, "Don't hit me!"I raised my hands, only to hit the person behind me.Following a grunt of pain, I bolted upright, sweat trickling down my forehead. A pair of hands gently cupped my face. I must not have been fully awake, then, for I thought I was still living the life I'd had a year ago."Did you have a bad dream again, Julian?"I opened my eyes to see Felicia embracing me tenderly and leaning in for a kiss. I frantically shoved her away. "Who said you could come back here, Felici
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