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The Abandoned Long-lost Son Chapter 8
My parents didn't give up. They followed behind in their car, trailing me all the way to campus.When they saw me head into the university to meet up with my old labmates, they scrambled to catch up, but the security guard at the gate stopped them cold.They called after me, but I ignored them and kept walking. So they stood outside, helpless, watching the gate.The winter that year was brutal—wind slicing like blades—but no matter how cold it was, it couldn't compare to the winter I was thrown out of the house. No winter since had come close.That night, I had dinner with my professor and the old crew at a nearby restaurant. By the time we stepped back out into the night, it was three, maybe four in the morning.I was about to hail a cab and crash at a hotel, but then I spotted a familiar car parked just down the street. Same one that had been tailing me all day.My father put out a cigarette and walked up, trying to smile. "You done eating? Come home with us tonight. We cleared
The Abandoned Long-lost Son Chapter 7
By the time I completed my research, five years had passed.With a suitcase in hand, I boarded a flight to a new city, ready to begin a new chapter and pursue a new scientific direction. I no longer longed for the warmth of family. Strangely, solitude suited me. There was a kind of peace in having no one to wait for, no one to disappoint.By chance, I reconnected with my old PhD professor. He told me, "Your parents have been searching for you all these years. They seem truly heartbroken. Now that you're back… don't you want to see them?"I considered it, then shook my head. "I don't want any contact with them. Please, don't tell anyone I've returned."He nodded, understanding. He knew what my home life had been like—how, during my PhD studies, I'd almost gone hungry. He was the one who quietly paid my tuition when I couldn't manage it myself."I understand," he said without hesitation. "I'll keep your secret. Still, you should come back and visit when you can. Your labmates miss
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My professor shook his head firmly. "Jason has always excelled academically and in research. If he couldn't graduate, no one could."My father frowned. "Then why would he disappear for no reason? Isn't he still studying here?"The professor looked at him, clearly at a loss. "Jason already completed his Ph.D. early. Aren't you his family? How could you not know that? And as for where he went after graduation—that's his personal choice. If he didn't tell you, how could I possibly know?"My parents were left speechless.Carson sat there, silently twisting the button on his cuff, lost in thought.Back home, my parents began pulling every string they had, using their connections to search for me across the country.They fed others a pretty excuse—that this was about finally inducting me into the Wheeler family trust at the annual founders' ceremony. Never mind that in eighteen years, they'd never bothered to add my name to the registry.Carson shadowed them like a nervous ghost, voic
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My father was shocked, as if he hadn't quite grasped the words. "What?"His assistant said again, "I've tried every method, checked everywhere he might've gone. There's no sign of Jason."A frown pulled at my father's face, the first trace of unease flickering in his eyes.He stayed silent for a long time. Then, all at once, he slammed his hand on the table and burst out, "That ungrateful brat! That traitor! He knows Carson's getting engaged and hides just to spite us? After everything our family has done for him! I spent so much raising him—"But he stopped short. The words didn't come.Because, suddenly, he realized—he hadn't really spent anything on me. Not money. Not time. Not even the smallest sliver of attention.Everything he had to give, he'd given to Carson. And me—his actual son—he had left to fend for myself in the shadows, clinging to whatever scraps of existence I could find in the cracks of this family.And just like that, the anger drained from him. He fell silent
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He sent another message. This time, it was a video. I tapped it open.The footage was handheld, shaky. Carson was filming. On screen, our father sat on the couch next to our mother, the two of them watching TV, holding the dog he raised. In the background, Carson's voice could be heard."Dad, Mom, Jason says he's leaving this family for good. What do you think?"Dad let out a scornful laugh. "Good. Best news I've heard all week. Now maybe we'll finally get some peace and quiet. Just looking at him puts me in a bad mood."Mom gave him a half-hearted look of reproach, but she didn't object."Let him struggle out there for a while." she said lightly. "Maybe then he’ll appreciate what we gave him. Boy never understood his place in this world."Jessica emerged from the kitchen balancing a fruit platter. When she noticed Carson pointing his phone at her, she immediately brightened—flashing a dazzling, camera-ready smile I’d never gotten in twenty-three years."Baby, what are you fil
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Carson looked genuinely surprised. "Jason, what are you doing here?"He hesitated, then added, voice growing quieter with each word, "This symposium is by invitation only... Don't tell me you stole someone's pass?"There was a flicker of shame in his expression.Our mother's face tensed the moment she saw me. Clearly, even she knew she had no right to pretend ignorance."Jason, don't make a scene," she said with forced calm. "We brought Carson here for business. His company needs to secure a patent."But the moment she noticed the professor standing behind me, her entire demeanor shifted. Her eyes lit up. "Professor, we're very interested in your university's latest aerospace patent. Would you consider licensing it to our son's company?"The professor glanced at me. "That patent was developed by Jason. You'll need his approval."Carson's gaze darkened—vicious, even—but he masked it well. He turned to the others with a disappointed sigh. "What can I do? Jason hates me. He'd never
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