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

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

The sky had only just begun to lighten when someone started pounding on my front door, the sound jolting me awake with a sheet of cold sweat.In my previous life, this was the exact moment when the clinic doctor came crashing into my world. Dr. Leonard Price had slammed on our door loud enough to wake every neighbor. Right there, in front of all of them, he had shoved a baby into my arms and scolded me, accusing me of giving birth and refusing to take responsibility.I learned the baby, Caleb Sawyer, belonged to my younger sister. My parents begged me to keep him. Since I had no plans to marry, I had agreed.Later, I hated myself endlessly for making that choice.Now, hearing the knocks again, a chill ran through me. I shot upright, hurried to the door, and pulled it open.A familiar face stood there."Lynn Sawyer, you gave birth to a child and abandoned him. You know child abandonment is a crime."The neighbors were already waking up one by one, stretching their necks to catc

Chapter 2

"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

Chapter 3

It seemed my parents had gone to the clinic and confirmed the baby really was Sophie's and that scumbag Dr. Price had indeed delivered her child.However, I still couldn’t understand why they insisted on forcing the child onto me."Mom, what does this baby have to do with me? I didn’t give birth to him! The urgent thing is to find the father. Anyway, I’m going to work. Hanging up!"I ended the call and went to the office as usual. Just as I sat down, Ms. Christine Harper quietly approached my desk."Lynn, do you have a boyfriend? I want to introduce someone to you."I had planned to refuse, but changed my mind. "Sure, Christine. Who are you introducing me to?""My nephew. He’s three years older than you, a veteran, and now he runs his own little restaurant. Want to grab lunch together today?"I agreed right away. Christine was thrilled and immediately called her nephew.In my previous life, after I ended up raising a child, Christine saw how exhausted I was and introduced me to

Chapter 4

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

Chapter 5

Miles waved toward me, and I smoothed my dress, ready to walk up, when a sharp voice suddenly cut through the hall, "She’s not your mother! She’s not worthy of standing up there!"At that moment, everyone turned toward the source of the voice.I exhaled slowly. She finally came.I turned my head and saw Sophie with a middle-aged man wearing a thick gold chain standing beside her.She’d come. At last.I couldn’t suppress the nervous tremor inside me. After more than ten years, she still looked the same, yet exhaustion clung to her. Compared to me, she looked worn, the heavy makeup unable to hide the fine lines at the corners of her eyes.She entered the hall holding the man’s arm. Miles frowned tightly. "And you are?""This is your Aunt Sophie," I said before she could answer, stating her identity clearly.Sophie shot back immediately, voice trembling with emotion. "Lynn, stop lying! Son, I am your real mother!"The whole hall erupted, everyone staring at me in shock.Miles

Chapter 6

"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

Chapter 7

I spread my hands. "He’s probably at a welfare center."I pretended to have just remembered something."Right… Eighteen years ago, when I was at work, a security guard told me someone claiming to be Mom had brought my so-called son and wanted me to take him."When I went down and checked the surveillance footage, I realized I didn’t know that woman at all. So I called the police. They took the baby away and probably sent him to a welfare center. My coworkers can confirm it. If you don’t believe me, you can check the police report."Sophie let out a scream and lunged at me, but I reacted faster and slapped her across the face."You dare hit me! Lynn, give me back my son!"I let out a cold laugh. "You had the nerve to give birth illegitimately and run, then dump the kid on me, expecting me to raise him for you. You spent more than ten years partying while I carried the burden. And now that my son is successful, you want to come back and take the credit?"Let me tell you, you’ll ne

Chapter 8

Mom panicked. "Lynn, why are you being so petty? We’re all one family. You are comfortable. 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 welfa

Chapter 9

Liam stared at them in disbelief. "No way!""If you don’t believe it, go do a paternity test. Look at your mom and dad. Their clothes alone scream money!"Liam’s eyes lit up instantly. He grabbed Tara by the arm and dragged her over. "See? These are my mom and dad! The baby in your belly is going to live a good life! Sorry, I didn’t recognize you earlier. My mistake."Sophie looked at them with disgust and stammered, "Impossible. How could you be my son?"I watched the drama unfold with amusement. "Sophie, how can you say that? You’ve been gone more than ten years. You came back specifically to find your biological son. Now that he’s standing right in front of you, how can you deny him?"Evan added fuel to the fire. "You kept insisting your son was the most outstanding. Well, here he is. Don’t say things that hurt his feelings."Sophie nearly fainted from our words. I nudged Liam lightly. "Come on, tell your mom and dad to take you out to dinner. And make sure you all get that pa

Chapter 10

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

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