Lahat ng Kabanata ng Raise the Fake, Reward the Real: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

"Fine. I'll transfer the money right now," I said.My adoptive parents, Frank Moreno and Nadia Westerson, were stunned as they watched me pull out my phone and transfer the money to them."You're actually doing it?" they asked.It was obvious that their question was meant to test me.My chest ached. I had so many words stuck in my throat. Just breathing made my heart squeeze painfully.Frank thought I was mocking them and roared, "That's a shared bank account, Matthew! You're just taking care of it for the time being. Don't forget your place!"Of course, I could never forget my place.I was just the fake heir of the Moreno family, whom they picked up off the streets, while Ethan Moreno was the true heir.Frank and Nadia even set down a few house rules just to make Ethan happy.The first rule was that everything had to revolve around Ethan. The second rule was that if I had any objections, we were to refer to the first rule.Due to these rules, I was forced to give my room, my

It was Holly Nottings.She greeted Frank and Nadia before convincing them to let me stay, saying that she needed someone to tend to her needs.I scoffed silently in my heart.Ethan and Holly were already together, even though I had just transferred the money to Ethan the day before. It seemed that their goal wasn't marriage but to swindle me out of the rest of my money.I spent the rest of the night following Ethan and Holly around while balancing a tray of drinks, watching them kiss each other intimately.Halfway through the party, they asked me to follow them to the restroom and wait for them outside the door.My gaze gradually darkened as I listened to the muffled moans coming from within.I remained silent during the entire party and only spoke when it was about to wrap up."Mom, Dad, I have some good news to share."Frank scoffed and asked, "What good news could you possibly have?"I pulled out an application form and explained, "This university is really prestigious, bu

Frank nearly jumped out of his skin and almost dropped the whip. When he snapped back to his senses, he glared at the newcomer and his entourage of bodyguards."Who are you? The Moreno residence isn't a place where you can barge in as you please!"The newcomer completely ignored Frank as he stared at me. His calm and steady eyes seemed to redden.I looked into the newcomer's eyes that were identical to mine. Tears streamed down my face as I murmured, "You're finally here…""It's all my fault," the newcomer said as he hurried over to stand before me. "It took too long for me to find you. I'll let you down right now.Frank's temper exploded upon being ignored multiple times. He aimed the whip at the newcomer and tried to land a blow on him, shouting, "Who gave you the right to cause trouble here?"His pained cries echoed around the living room in the next second.The newcomer had managed to catch Frank's whip. He wrapped it around Frank's neck with a twist of his hand and yanked i

The next day, news of my death from excessive bleeding was posted online. A copy of my will was attached to the article."In the event of my unexpected death, all my assets, which total up to 100 million dollars, will belong to and be at the disposal of the Moreno family."Frank and Nadia were beyond panicked."Wasn't he fine when they took him away? Why did he suddenly die?""Whether he's alive or dead isn't important right now. We have no idea how many assets he has, but our relatives are already pestering us for a slice of the pie!""He mentioned having 100 million dollars in his will. Where on earth am I going to get so much money? As for Ethan… Why did he suddenly become famous too?"There were the sounds of people hammering their fists on the villa's door."Open up! Matthew's 100 million dollars doesn't just belong to you! We have the right to get a share too!""We also watched Matthew grow up. I can't believe you actually beat such a nice, young man to death. What gives

Holly, who had been waiting outside the door the entire time, was led into the villa. She slowly rolled up her sleeves, exposing the mottled bruises all over her arms."I never wanted to be with Ethan, but he used our intimate photos to blackmail me. He said that he would post the photos everywhere if I refused to help him. "I didn't want to be under the scathing scrutiny of everyone for the rest of my life, so I had no choice but to do his bidding. However, he becomes a completely different person when he gets drunk. He'll abuse me without holding back whatsoever.""Shut up!" Ethan roared. "I'll make the rest of your life a living hell if you say another word. Have you forgotten the way you cried out when I had you pinned beneath me? Have you forgotten that you were the one who wanted those photos and videos in the first place?"Holly covered her ears and shrieked.I shot a glance at one of Dad's police officers, prompting him to walk over to Holly. He covered her mouth with one