LOGINOn the day my parents file for bankruptcy, my adopted brother and fake heir, Oliver Bilson, is also diagnosed with leukemia. To earn enough money to pay his medical bills, I brave the snow and winds and continue working even on New Year's Eve. When I hand over the food delivery to the scion, Charlie Jetton, he suddenly knocks the cake over. "Why weren't you more careful when making the delivery?" he demands. "Don't you know that Mr. Bilson spent a million dollars to specifically order this cake for Olly?" I'm about to make a retort when I hear three voices that I'm intimately familiar with coming from within the warm villa. "It's okay. It's the thought that counts, Mom and Dad." The voice belongs to none other than Oliver! Dad, who claims that our family has gone bankrupt and is saddled with a mountain of debt, proudly says, "You're so mature, Olly. I'm going to give you an island to reward you!" Mom, who has always been frugal, gently adds, "My one and only, precious son is so understanding. I'll give you my golf club in Masonila, so don't be angry, alright?" My phone chimes just as the cake lands next to my feet, informing me that I have received a bad review. Later, I cut ties with them and leave with my advisor, Richard Dyer. However, when Mom and Dad find out that I'm leaving, they fall to their knees and frantically beg me to stay as if they have completely lost their minds.
View MoreMy parents were clearly stunned. Their voices were colored with shock when they asked, "How could you say such a thing, Ash?"I shot them a look of disdain and didn't back down. "Put yourself in my shoes, Mr. Bilson. Do you believe that you can talk to me so calmly if I were the one who lied to you? Since you prefer Oliver over me, you can spend the rest of your days with him."Or are you insisting that I must play the role of the clown in the family? Will you only be satisfied when I'm forced to watch the three of you be happy together?"They had gotten used to me tolerating everything they did ever since they took me back to the Bilson family. It was why they were being so difficult despite how I had every reason to leave them.Their expressions turned steely before the color drained from their faces. Dad finally spoke up when the cafe was about to close for the night. His voice was hoarse and dejected. "We're the ones who let you down, Ash. You might have forgotten, but you us
Ignoring the despair and disbelief in Mom's and Dad's eyes, I asked, "Do you understand what's going on now? I don't mind bringing out the disownment contract and letting you snap a few pictures if you haven't. You can study it as much as you want after you get home."Tears streamed down Mom's face. Dad's eyes were also full of anguish. He looked at me firmly and said, "We don't agree with you cutting ties with the family. We're willing to apologize if you think that we neglected you by paying too much attention to Olly. We'll definitely treat the two of you equally in the future."Besides, we only pretended to be poor and fooled you for your sake. Just ask yourself how much you've learned in the past few years. "We needed to test you to know that you won't bully Olly. Only then would we be able to hand the company over to you without worry."I was flabbergasted upon hearing his words. I had no idea that someone could be so shameless.I was still stunned when Richard's concerne
I arrived in the city in the early hours of the morning. My phone started vibrating nonstop the moment I got off the plane.A friend of mine who worked at the hospital had sent me a video, asking, "Are the people in the video your parents, Ashton?"I hesitated for a moment before ultimately deciding to play the video. I immediately recognized that my friend had gotten the footage from the hospital's surveillance camera.There were three people in the hospital room—Mom, Dad, and Oliver.Although the surveillance camera didn't record sound, I recognized the piece of paper that Mom was clutching in her hand. It was the disownment contract that I had sent to them yesterday in the afternoon.Mom's hands were shaking in the video. Her eyes were full of disbelief. Tears threatened to spill down her cheeks as she argued with Dad about something.Oliver was doing his best to suppress his smile as he tried to comfort her, but my parents were totally distracted by the disownment contract an
Mom hastily added, "I know that you're very well-behaved, Ash. Olly's not very good at studying. He's going to be in low spirits if you pursue your doctorate. Also, who knows when we're going to be able to afford to buy a house without you working too?"She hung her head and pretended to wipe her nonexistent tears.Meanwhile, the disdain in my heart had reached its peak.Dad placed a piece of sliced steak on my plate and tried to change the topic. "Eat up. You've lost too much weight over the last two years."The corners of my lips curled up into a self-deprecating smile. How could I not lose weight when I only ate a single meal every day since I was always buried to the elbows in work?A shrill ringing shattered the awkward and tense air in the private booth.A hint of guilt flickered in Mom's eyes when she glanced at her phone screen. She hastily turned the phone over and said, "The telemarketers are getting so annoying these days."The phone started ringing again a few second












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