My Fiancée’s Little Boy Calls Me Dad Number Two のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 9

"Hi, Daddy Noah!"The clear chime of a child's voice cut into my heart like a piercing dagger.I stood in the doorway, suitcase still in hand, my whole body frozen as if I'd just been struck by lightning.Before me was the home I'd been away from for three years.Streamers and balloons hung all over the living room. The banner reading "Welcome Home" swayed overhead, the words stinging my eyes.However, the most painful sight of all was my fiancee, Erica Lewis. She stood there with a pregnant belly, holding a boy who was a little over a year old in her arms.My older brother, Alex Sherman, stood behind her. One hand rested intimately on her belly while the other kneaded her shoulder without the slightest restraint."You're finally back!" Erica was tearing up, but she didn't step forward to greet me.It felt as if someone had stuffed a rag down my throat. I couldn't speak."Why are you just standing there? Come see your son!" Mom walked over and grabbed my hand. "Isn't he adorab

That night, my parents hosted a pre-wedding dinner and invited some of our relatives.Everyone gathered around the dining table, and the atmosphere was lively. I was the only one who sat in the corner, drinking in silence. After several rounds of booze, the topic inevitably turned to tomorrow's wedding."How meaningful it will be for Noah to be the officiant tomorrow!" Aunt Gina, my father's sister, said with a smile, though her eyes kept darting between Erica and me. "Erica's such a wonderful young woman. She spent all this time waiting for you to come back."Waiting for me?I looked at Erica, who immediately got startled and lowered her head."Yes, Erica really is such a lovely young woman," Mom chimed in. Out of nowhere, she lowered her voice and said to me, "Noah, we all know you can't get it up anymore. You should be grateful that Alex stepped up to help you with something this important."The table fell silent, and everyone's gazes fell on me—some sympathetic, some awkwar

The video was still playing. It was a recording of Alex talking to a doctor.The doctor asked, "Are you sure you want to forge a medical report diagnosing impotence? That's illegal, you know.""How much do you want? Is 100 thousand dollars enough?" Alex asked. "My brother is never home anyway. He won't find out. I need everyone to believe he's the one who can't get it up. That's the only way I can take his woman for myself without anyone doubting my motives."No one spoke. All that could be heard in the ballroom was sharp intakes of breath."T-That's fake!" Alex snapped back to his senses, his face ashen as he lunged toward me. "Turn it off, you lunatic!"The security guards I'd hired in advance quickly restrained him.Sneering, I pressed play again. More evidence filled the screen.I played footage of Alex bribing the hospital, clearly showing how he paid off a doctor to fabricate the diagnosis.There was also another clip of Alex and Erica plotting to seize my assets. "After

After the applause died down, Erica stumbled toward me and abruptly dropped to her knees."Please forgive me!" she pleaded, tears streaming down her face that was covered in streaky makeup. She clutched my pants tightly. "I really loved you! I didn't know Alex would do such things… He tricked me…"I eyed her coldly without any trace of pity."I was wrong." Erica nudged closer and wrapped her arms around my legs, crying so hard she could barely breathe. "Give me one more chance. I'll change… We can still—""We?" I ripped her arms off me, my voice cold as ice. "Did you get kicked in the head? You betrayed me, lied to me, and humiliated me. You call that love?"You publicly mocked me for being impotent. You went behind my back and had an affair with my brother. You expect me to be the child's second dad. And now you have the audacity to ask for my forgiveness?""Alex forced me into it! He said that if I didn't go along with him, he'd tell everyone I'd cheated on you… I had no choice

A week after the trial, my parents came looking for me. They fell to their knees, sobbing uncontrollably, but my heart had long since grown numb and cold.The dutiful son they once knew was dead. He died the moment they forced me to be the officiant.It wasn't just our immediate family that fell apart. The scandal had shaken the entire Sherman family. The rest of my relatives quickly called for a family meeting and voted to sever all ties with my parents.During the meeting, my great-uncle with the most say in the family bitterly declared, "Having a national traitor in the family is a disgrace to all of us! For the sake of our family's honor, we must sever all ties with Alex and his parents."All of our relatives quickly cut ties with Alex and my parents, afraid of getting dragged down with them. Those who had once mocked me now didn't even dare to call me. Those aunts and uncles of mine avoided me entirely, afraid that our paths would cross.Erica's family, the Lewises, was also