All Chapters of Return of the Abandoned: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

"That's bullshit. First, you say the baby is mine, now you say he's Sophie's. Do you have any proof? Without evidence, you think you can dump a child on us? Officers, I strongly suspect he's trafficking a baby!"I shoved the baby back into Dr. Leonard Price's arms and folded mine, not planning to deal with him any further.Mom stared at me in shock. "Lynn!""Mom, Dad, stop being naive. There are scammers everywhere these days!"Mrs. Hale chimed in beside us, "Richard, Elaine, don't spout nonsense. This doctor came up saying the baby was Lynn's, and now suddenly it's Sophie's? He's full of lies!""Exactly! Who knows where he picked that child up!"Dr. Price exploded. "I, Leonard Price, have never lied! I've run my clinic for years. Why would I scam anyone? Last night, your younger sister, Sophie, came running into my clinic begging me to deliver her baby! I even have the phone she pawned!"He reached into the bag slung over his shoulder and pulled out a phone. At one glance, I re

Right after the police left, I received a text message from Mom."Lynn, Sophie contacted us. She said she’s working out of town. We're getting old and really can’t raise the baby. Just treat him as your own."I immediately replied, "Mom, what are you talking about? I already have a boyfriend, and I’ll eventually have children of my own after marriage. I absolutely will not take this child."I didn’t mention what happened today, and she didn’t bring it up either, so I pretended nothing happened.Evan truly treated me well. Six months later, we got engaged. On our wedding day, I invited my parents and relatives. After that, we applied to transfer to the branch office, and Evan moved his restaurant there too.From then on, except during holidays, I never went back. Even when I did, I only stayed long enough to show my face.I gave birth to a daughter, Ava Harper, and two years later, to a son, Miles Harper, completing the perfect little family.Miles was smart from an early age. At

"My daughter-in-law carried that child for nine months and gave birth to him. From her first prenatal checkup to the delivery, everything is documented. She hemorrhaged during childbirth and almost died. Ridgeview Regional Medical Center saved her. Do you know how many connections we had to pull?"And you dare open your mouth and claim you gave birth to my grandson? Aren’t you ashamed?"My father-in-law, Harold Harper, stepped forward as well, shouting, "Say one more word of nonsense and I’ll call the police to have you arrested!"Sophie’s lips trembled. Her face was swollen from the slap, and she shrank back in fear. Suddenly, she stared at me. I raised an eyebrow. Then she seemed to understand."It’s you, Lynn! You faked everything!"The man with the heavy gold chain beside her, named Victor Grant, growled, "Your family is loaded now. I heard you even opened restaurants all the way to Ridgeview City. All of this stuff can be falsified. The only thing that can prove anything is a

Mom panicked. "Lynn, why are you being so petty? We’re all one family. You are doing really well. What’s wrong with raising one more child?"I should never have held onto even a shred of hope for them. I pulled my hand away."Sorry. I can’t help. Either call the police or handle it yourselves. I’m done with this."With the paternity test results in hand, I turned to the police. "I demand a public apology and compensation for the emotional distress caused by today's events."She ruined my son’s celebration party. I would absolutely not let her off the hook.Evan called our attorney to handle the case, and we returned to attend the rest of Miles’ celebration.The representative from Sterling University finally relaxed after seeing the paternity report. At least my son’s future wouldn’t be destroyed.When the party ended, we headed back to the restaurant. Evan had already bought a house in the area.The next morning, my parents called me, crying."Lynn, please come with us to the

In my previous life, I died trapped in their schemes. In this life, I would never fall for them again.After I left, my parents kept wailing behind me. From time to time, Mrs. Hale passed along updates. She said Liam refused to leave their home and treated it like his own, while my parents had become his live-in servants.Tara gave birth to another baby boy named Frankie Brooks, and that sealed my parents' and Sophie's fate. They couldn’t escape even if they wanted to.Liam demanded money from them constantly. If they refused, he beat them. He forced Sophie to set up a hot dog cart just to bring in cash. In the end, the entire family worked only to support his spending.A wretched family, all rotting together. Perfect.Six months later, Evan and I returned to our hometown to deal with our property. We planned to sell the house and settle permanently in the capital with Miles and Ava.I saw Sophie again. In just half a year, she looked more than ten years older. Her hair was strea