Semua Bab Suddenly, I'm the Love Child: Bab 1 - Bab 10

"Mr. Chapman's daughter is an honor student and the president of the student council, yet you think you can impersonate her?"You'd best check your attitude and learn your place, young lady. Our school has no place for a student like you!"The teacher in charge looked annoyed with me, regarding me as if I were a degenerate. She flapped her hand to dismiss me, and when I finally snapped out of my daze, I found myself shooed out of the office.When the students passing by noticed I'd been thrown out of the office, they began to whisper among themselves. But all I could think about was that promotional picture I'd seen, my questions multiplying.The man in that picture was my father, Gregory Chapman—that much I was certain. But why was he being portrayed as another young lady's father?Had he betrayed Mom and me? Had he been secretly raising an illegitimate child?I was furious and perplexed. Without further delay, I called my father, ready to confront him. But all that answered me

The young lady stood under the lights, lifting her chin to meet my stare. "Elodie, if you're Mr. Chapman's daughter, what does that make me?"There was something so familiar about her face that it caught me off guard. Wasn't this the young lady who'd taken pictures with Dad and strongly resembled him? How could she be so certain and bold as to challenge me in front of the whole school?My gaze snagged on the collar of the shirt peeking out under her uniform. It was a pale pink shirt with a small tangerine embroidered on the collar.I remembered treasuring that shirt more than anything else before I lost it!My heart tightened with anger. What in the world was going on? "Who are you? Where did you come from?"My voice passed through the microphone and filled every corner of the assembly hall. The students below the stage hurled abuse at me when they heard my questions."Annabel is an honor student at this school. Everyone knows how much her father loves her, yet you come in here

I wanted to snatch Annabel's phone, but she pushed me down again. Panic flashed in her eyes, but it disappeared the next second, and she resumed her haughty, fearless stance.She said to the students below the stage, "Unbelievable. Elodie is still holding on to her lies even though I've already proven she's an impostor! How can she be so thick-skinned?""I'm Annabel's friend. She video-calls Mr. Chapman all the time, and their conversations are always like that. I've seen it enough to know it's not AI," someone pointed out from the audience."I thought I'd give you a chance because you're younger than me, and this is how you treat me? You wanted to snatch my phone just because you couldn't win an argument against me?"If it weren't for the student body, I would have been ruined by your baseless accusations!"I wanted to prove myself, but when I approached her again, she had others hold me in place while she retreated further away."You guys don't think Elodie's got some personali

I cried, "Give me back my phone! You're just scared of getting caught! Let me call the cops!"Seemingly infuriated with my demand, Annabel lunged for me. We were a tangle of arms and legs as we fought. "I gave you a chance to walk away, but you refused. I guess today's the day I show the student body how I put shameless bitches like you in their places!"The students in the audience egged her on. "Well done, Annabel! Show that wannabe who's boss!""Where are the security guards? Can't they see Annabel's having a hard time holding Elodie down? Why aren't they helping her?"Grandma heard this and shot the security guards a pointed look. They immediately stormed onto the stage and grabbed my arms, frog-marching me toward Annabel. She slapped me across both cheeks and even kicked and punched me."I've been wanting to teach you a lesson for ages! I could beat you to death right here and still get away with it because I'm the heiress of the Chapman family!" Annabel hissed.Someone land

Annabel was beyond caring about such things. She clutched Dad's wrist and challenged him. "I'm your first biological daughter, to begin with. What's the problem? You owe me Chapman Construction Group—I'm its only successor."Dad barked an incredulous, outraged laugh. "Are you done talking?"Grandma pried Dad's hand away and shielded Annabel. "You're scaring Annabel to death! If you're going to lash out at someone, do it to that homewrecker's spawn!"She then turned to give Annabel's shoulder a comforting squeeze, placating her mildly, "That must have scared you. Hush, everything will be fine."Annabel rolled her eyes, but Grandma continued, "I'll make things right for you. Don't worry. Everything in the Chapman family will be yours. Gregory, you must teach Elodie a lesson for barging into school and causing a scene here."There was only cruel calculation in Grandma's tone. Coupled with the hushed warning Dad had given them earlier, I couldn't help but wonder whether there was more