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Thought You Could Fool Me? Well, Nope
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Five years ago, Cyrus Parker cried as he begged me to let his childhood sweetheart, Paige Gallagher, give birth to his child. I agreed, but soon I named my conditions. Paige and her child were to be sent abroad, never to return to this country. At the same time, Cyrus needed to compensate me with half of the Parker family's assets. Everyone called me a materialistic wrench who had her eye on the Parkers' wealth this whole time. As for Cyrus, he'd rather make an enemy out of the entire Parker family just so he could protect that child. Five years later, when I go to a neighboring city on a business trip, I stumble upon a lost boy. So, I take him to the police station and have him contact his family there. The police officer dials the phone number that the boy is able to recite for him. Soon, I hear a familiar voice coming from the phone. "Don't be scared now. I'll come over and pick you up right away." In less than half an hour, Cyrus, who's supposed to be in a business meeting that's taking place thousands of miles away, rushes into the police station. I meet his gaze from my seat on the bench, leaving him stunned. A smile appears on my face as I get up from the bench. "I didn't even know you'd sired another son with another woman behind my back, Cyrus. It seems that you won't be able to keep the other half of your wealth now."
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Thought You Could Fool Me? Well, Nope Chapter 9
Cyrus flipped through the paternity test report with trembling hands."The alleged father is excluded as the biological father.""This… This can't be…"Cyrus collapsed to his knees. He gripped the report so tightly that the veins on his hand bulged. "What is the meaning of this, Paige? Didn't you say Caleb's my son?"Paige crumpled to the floor, her face a mask of ashen terror.Caleb cried and shouted, "Mommy, I want my real daddy! I don't want to stay with this scary man!"Seated in my wheelchair, I was stunned by the revelation. I never expected my relationship with the Parkers to sour over a bastard child.Cyrus lunged forward and grabbed Paige by the neck, his eyes bloodshot. "You lying witch! You killed my child! You're the one who put me in such a predicament!"Geoffrey simply watched with icy detachment. Only when Cyrus was on the verge of strangling the life out of Paige did he gesture for the bodyguards to pull them apart. "Get this woman and her bastard out of my sigh
Thought You Could Fool Me? Well, Nope Chapter 8
Cyrus' expression immediately changed. "Paige didn't do it on purpose! You can't make such a rash decision! If we divorce, then I... What about Parker Corp.?"Paige clutched at Cyrus' arm and cried even harder. "Ms. Lightwood, I know you hate me. If you'll just forgive Cyrus and not divorce, I'll take Caleb and leave right now. We'll never come back."Watching the scene in front of me, I suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of absurdity. The murderer was pretending to be pitiful, the victim was painted as the aggressor, and all Cyrus cared about was to protect what he deemed as the bigger picture."Since you cannot reach an agreement, we will settle this in court."Geoffrey's voice cut through the air as he descended the stairs, leaning heavily on his cane. His expression was thunderous. Behind him followed the butler, Pete Heffer, and several bodyguards clad in black.The room fell silent instantly, save for Paige's muffled weeping.Then, Cyrus went to help Geoffrey. "Grandpa, pl
Thought You Could Fool Me? Well, Nope Chapter 7
When I woke again, I had been transferred from the ICU to a regular ward.That hollow, ripped-apart feeling in my abdomen told me everything I needed to know, even without reaching a hand to check.Cyrus sat by the bed, his eyes bloodshot. When he saw me open my eyes, he hurried over in panic. "Mel, you're awake! Here, have some water."I turned my head away. "I've lost the child, haven't I?"His hand froze in mid-air, his eyes reddening further. He set the cup down and buried his face in his hands. "I'm so sorry, Mel... We... We just weren't meant to have this child."I turned back to face him, my gaze locking onto his. "Cyrus, it was Paige. She pushed me."Cyrus jerked, and he looked up at me, his eyes a turmoil of conflict."Paige said… She said that you two were in an argument. When you tried to shove her away, you lost your footing and fell. She tried to grab you, but she couldn't hold on. In fact, you even scratched up the back of her hand badly."She's fainted from cryin
Thought You Could Fool Me? Well, Nope Chapter 6
Moments after Geoffrey left, Cyrus, Paige, and Caleb entered the room again.All of a sudden, Caleb hurled the toy car he had been hiding straight at my stomach. "You're an evil woman, and the child you're carrying is bad too!"A sharp pain shot through my abdomen, but I made no sound. I merely stared coldly at the family before me.Cyrus instinctively stepped in front of Caleb. "He's just a child, he doesn't know any better. Don't take it to heart."I smiled bitterly—a chip off the old block. Caleb was truly Paige's son.Suddenly, he began struggling for breath. His heart condition was acting up again. Cyrus and Paige frantically called for doctors, who quickly arranged a hospital room for him.He was admitted to the ICU that very night. Cyrus never once left his side.Early the next morning, seizing a moment when Cyrus had been called away by Caleb's attending physician, I left my room alone.I had already scheduled for a procedure at another private hospital. I didn't want
Thought You Could Fool Me? Well, Nope Chapter 4
Paige was right. I once had a child too, though I hadn't been able to carry it to term. However, I couldn't bring myself to sympathize with Paige. At the end of the day, she was still the third party who had intruded into my relationship with Cyrus. "Melanie, Caleb's surgery is scheduled for nex
Thought You Could Fool Me? Well, Nope Chapter 3
I scoffed. "Only natural? Then what was the point of the agreement Cyrus and I signed? Was it just a worthless piece of paper?"Geoffrey's tone sharpened. "Mel! You are the lady of the Parker family. You need to look at the bigger picture. As long as that woman doesn't enter the household and threa
Thought You Could Fool Me? Well, Nope Chapter 2
Cyrus fell silent. Just then, his phone rang. He glanced at the screen but did not answer.Soon after, my own phone rang. It was a call from an unknown number. When I answered the call, Paige's weak voice came through the line."Hello, Ms. Lightwood. It's Paige. I know you're with Cyrus right no
Thought You Could Fool Me? Well, Nope Chapter 1
"Hear me out, Melanie—" my husband, Cyrus Parker, pleaded, stepping forward to shield his son, Caleb Parker, behind him. That instinctive gesture pierced my heart like a blade."This is not the place to talk," I cut him off, picking up my bag. "Let that woman come and collect her son. Then we'll ta
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