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Pulling the Wool
Pulling the Wool
Author: Bright Lights

Chapter 1

Author: Bright Lights
Hearing John's question, I quickly composed myself and flashed a smile with perfect timing. "Of course. I'm just a little surprised how…loving you are."

As I jokingly tried to move the conversation on, I was thinking to myself that I could afford to see how long they would keep up their act.

My gaze darkened ever so slightly as I watched John put an arm around Wanda, grinning smugly. "Yeah, we were always a loving couple."

At this point, I couldn't tell if it was just a prank…or if they were together all along, and gave up on pretending with my amnesia.

Even as my mind raced, the nurse came in to change my bandages.

Seeing John and Wanda, she smiled at them as if they met often. "Oh, Mr. and Mrs. Tucker! What brings you here? Is Logan sick?"

John smiled, shaking his head. "Nope. Just visiting a friend."

He emphasized the word 'friend' too while watching for my reaction, but I kept smiling at him as if it was a fact. "You seem close to the nurse?"

Before John could respond, the nurse spoke while still changing my bandages, "Yes. Logan's been having fevers a lot lately, so Mr. and Mrs. Tucker had to drop by lately. Everyone in the building knows them."

Logan was having fevers?

That was the first I heard of it.

As a famous lawyer, I was often working and had to leave town more often than not. If anything, I wouldn't return home once for at least ten days.

Even when I got home, I'd still be working and rarely spent time with my son or wife.

The sudden thought left me feeling a little guilty. Could I have failed as a father? Had I neglected Wanda and Logan, leading them to come up with such a prank?

With that in mind, I decided to probe them again. "I see… They're such a loving couple."

It wouldn't show on my face, but I was really hoping inside that the nurse would correct me, pointing out that John and Wanda weren't really married.

And yet, the nurse nodded in complete agreement. "Yes, they really love each other so much. It's like they're still newlyweds years down the road. We all envy them so much!"

A chill swelled in my heart just from hearing those words. They were telling everyone else they were married the whole time?

"Daddy!"

That was when I heard Logan calling out from outside the room, breaking the silence.

I turned before I knew it, intent on calling out to him, only to watch him run straight to John and hug his leg.

"When are we going to the movies, Daddy?"

I was caught in slight disbelief watching Logan being all chummy with John, even though I admitted that Logan and I weren't all that close.

He rarely made a fuss or called me "Daddy." Most of the time, I remembered him sitting quietly in a corner, doing his homework.

I simply thought he wasn't the outgoing, clingy type; a trait he got from me when I was a kid, and the reason why I suspected nothing in turn.

It was shocking to see him so clingy with John.

He even said with a charming little smile, "Daddy, I want Optimus! Everyone has one, and I want one too!"

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    Unfortunately for John, he couldn't free himself from the officers no matter how he tried.So, he could only yell, "How dare you trick me, Ned! You must be enjoying yourself so much, screwing us over!""Tut, tut." I clicked my tongue and snarled through gritted teeth, "Trick you? Compared to you and Wanda? Marriage fraud and scamming me out of money?" John laughed without a care. "What about it? Weren't you happy? Weren't you enjoying all of it, Ned?"I could only stay silent on that question, as I had definitely convinced myself that I was the happiest man in the world.But if that happiness was built upon lies, I'd rather I never had it."You don't get to define my happiness, John," I retorted calmly. "Nor is it an excuse for you to deceive me."Seething, he could only glare at me as the officers took him away. "You will regret this, Ned!"However, after I presented my case to the court, including all the expenses I made for my so-called wife and son, John realized that it w

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  • Pulling the Wool   Chapter 6

    To no surprise, Logan wasn't my child either.So, it was all lies. Six years of marriage or me having a son and wife, and all they wanted was my money…and my death.My fingers clenched around my phone, while the rage of being deceived swelled in my brain.John Tucker! Wanda Lloyd! Screwing me over like I was stupid? Fine! Let's see who has the better moves.I'd make you all pay for sure!-Over the next couple days, I kept playing the amnesiac while Wanda and John watched me intently.Naturally, both of them relaxed after seeing how oblivious I was and that I trusted them unconditionally. John even brought me a photoshopped ledger. "See? We paid you back before your amnesia. When can we change the names on the deed?"I stared at the fabricated ledger with the clear traces of photoshop, amused.These two… They were really getting desperate, trying to deceive a lawyer with such a terrible ledger.Still, I pursed my lips awkwardly."I'm sure you won't lie to me, but I can't

  • Pulling the Wool   Chapter 5

    With John urging me as well, I finally caved.In hindsight, they both had to have planned this from the start, just so that they could modify the marriage certificate whenever it was necessary.Suddenly finding the house devoid of warmth, I rummaged through the drawers for the marriage certificate with my name on it, but couldn't find any.When I checked my personal ID online, it still listed me as single.Suddenly, I found myself caught in an existential crisis.If Wanda and John were married all along… Why would she fake being married to me? What the devil were they scheming?Just as I was feeling utterly dispirited, I found Wanda sneaking around my front door.I stood behind her and tried to find out what she was looking for, but she was so engrossed that she never noticed I was right behind her.Nonetheless, she eventually found a deed. She was ready to leave, only to turn and find me standing there.I smiled. "It's very late, Wanda. What brings you to my place?"She aver

  • Pulling the Wool   Chapter 4

    As I stood outside Unit 1402, I looked around absentmindedly.It was more of a home than my own house, what with the elaborate furnishing and clear signs that a happy family of three resided there.On the living room wall was a massive wedding photo of John and Wanda, their arms around each other intimately without a hint of awkwardness.If anything, they looked like genuine sweethearts who overcome all tribulations to be together.Staring at the photo, I became pensive.Wanda insisted on no wedding or photos for ours, so we only registered as nothing else.When I asked, she insisted that it was all a waste of money, that she didn't care for such vanity enough to do so. That she was content as long as we were together, persevering even though I told her repeatedly that I didn't care about the money.I thought she was simply frugal due to the environment she grew up in. I loved her all the more for it, all the while doing my best to buy her good things to make up for it.Never c

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