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All Chapters of Borrowed Blood: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

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Chapter 1

When I said that, my three-year-old son, Noah, stared at me in disbelief.Then he immediately opened his little arms and threw himself toward me, crying in a small, childish voice, "Daddy! Daddy, don't you want Noah anymore?"He rarely acted spoiled with me like this, so that one word, Daddy, made me pause.Had I just imagined it?Of course. It was too absurd. How could he possibly be my little brother?I hugged him and thought my wife, Clara, must have lied to me after all.But in the very next second, I heard his voice again.[Ha, throw me away? I'm his little brother!][Divorce is fine, but throwing me away isn't! Otherwise, how's he supposed to willingly buy me a house, a car, and everything else?]I stared at his mouth again.That was when I realized I wasn't hallucinating. I could really hear Noah's thoughts.I was so frightened that I let go of him at once and stared at him in horror.Clara finally came back to herself and hurriedly said, "Honey, I swear to you, I've

Chapter 2

I turned to look at Margaret. The anger on her face hadn't yet faded.But when she looked at Trevor, her expression softened noticeably.Noah broke the silence with a loud wail. "Daddy... waah... Daddy hit me!"Trevor hurried forward and scooped him into his arms.Then he turned to me with a righteous expression. "Dylan, even though Paige and I aren't married yet, I still can't agree with you hitting a child!"How is that good for his growth?"You should reason with him instead of using violence."Noah immediately wrapped his arms around Trevor's neck and sobbed against his shoulder.But his thoughts were full of glee.[My real daddy loves me best. He knows to speak up for me!][That other fool is miserable. His child was swapped away by my real mom and dumped in the countryside long ago.][Who knows if he's even alive now? Ha ha ha!]My whole body shook violently.It felt as if my heart had been gripped so hard I couldn't breathe.How could Margaret do that?That was my

Chapter 3

The child was frightened and shrank toward the old widower.Clara rushed over then. When she saw the child's face, she froze in place.Then she reacted, eyes red as she pointed at the man and shouted, "What do you mean, steal your child? This child obviously isn't yours!"Her voice trembled as she held him. "If you don't tell the truth, I'm calling the police right now!"The old widower was instantly terrified at the mention of the police. He stiffened his neck and said, "I... I found him in the mountains!"It was snowing hard. When I found him, he had no clothes on. Without me, he would've frozen to death!"I brought him back and raised him because I thought maybe someone would take care of me when I got old."My tears fell instantly.This child was Margaret's biological grandson.How could she bear to throw him into the snow like that?Clara held the child in her arms with aching tenderness. After warning the man a few more times, she hurriedly took us to the hospital.The

Chapter 4

When Margaret saw Clara bringing officers with her, panic flickered across her face.But she quickly steadied herself and forced a smile. "Clara, Dylan is my son no matter what. Even if he's wrong for abandoning Noah..."Family shame shouldn't be aired in public. Let's not bring this to the station, all right?"You love your son. I love mine too. How could you call the police on my son?"Paige curled her lip impatiently. "Mom! Why are you still being partial to Dylan at a time like this?"I'm not even married yet, and you expect me to help raise his child. Have you thought about me?"Trevor says he likes Noah, but what if his parents find out and disagree?"Trevor opened his mouth to say something, but the officer cut him off sternly."We received a report that someone here abandoned an infant. Who was it?"When Noah saw the situation, he immediately cried and clung tightly to my leg. "Daddy! Please don't arrest my daddy!"My daddy didn't mean to abandon Noah! Daddy, don't le

Chapter 5

Everyone's eyes fell on the thin child.Leo wore clean new clothes, but long-term malnutrition made him look a full size smaller than Noah.His face was timid, but his eyes were exactly like Clara's.The neighbors' murmurs suddenly died."Why... why does that child look so much like his wife?""Yes. He looks much more like her than Noah does...""Could that be his wife's illegitimate child?""So Dylan wants an illegitimate child to please his wife and doesn't want his own son?"The moment Margaret saw Leo, she guiltily retreated two steps.I took Leo into my arms and approached her step by step. "Mom, you know better than anyone who my son really is, don't you?"She froze, then raised her hand to slap me. "Well, look at you. You'd abandon my precious grandson for some bastard?"I dodged quickly. She shouted furiously, "Give me one million dollars right now. I'll raise Noah for you!"But after today, we're cutting ties as mother and son!"The neighbors applauded, but I only

Chapter 6

"Little brother?!""What do you mean, little brother?""If he's his little brother, doesn't that mean he's his mother's son?"The whole room erupted when I said that.Only Margaret, Trevor, and Noah froze.Noah still had tears on his face, but panic filled his heart.[How does he know? My mom swapped me out not long after I was born!][Impossible! He can't know!][Where did it go wrong? If I can't complete my mission, how am I supposed to go back?]He hurriedly grabbed my hand, looking pitiful. "No, Noah isn't Daddy's little brother... Daddy..."Margaret came back to herself and pointed at me, screaming, "Dylan Griffin, you're insane!"How dare you slander me like this?"After your father died, I only had you and Paige as my children. Where would I get such a young son?"If you have a report in your hand, then what's the one in mine?"Trevor hurriedly echoed her. "Exactly. Your report must be fake. Treating your mother like this will get you struck by lightning!"Clara g

Chapter 7

"What? Isn't that her older daughter's boyfriend?""This is insane. The gossip of the century!"Noah's thoughts filled with fear and resentment too.[No! How could this happen?][How do they know? Impossible!]Paige froze for a moment, then screamed and lunged at me. "Dylan Griffin! What nonsense are you saying?"How could Noah be Mom and Trevor's child?"Tell me! Are you saying this because you can't stand that Trevor is better than you?"I ignored her hysterics and handed her a stack of documents.Then I continued, "The year Clara was pregnant, Mom kept hiding in the countryside, saying she was unwell. Do you remember?"I investigated it all. She was hiding there to give birth."Paige tremblingly opened the documents. Inside was Margaret's delivery record.To keep people from knowing, Margaret had even used Clara's ID.I asked, "The day that happened, Clara had just given birth the day before. How could she possibly appear back in our hometown?"I had the hospital pull

Chapter 8

My heart sank. There were no cameras there, and no witnesses.There really was no evidence.But her story clearly didn't make sense either.Sure enough, the officer began questioning her. "According to you, you gave birth, but instead of recovering, you went to care for your daughter-in-law?"Also, why didn't you tell them that you'd given birth?"And no one lives in that old house anymore, right? You left a child there for three years without asking about him. What does that mean?"Before Margaret could keep arguing, Paige couldn't take it anymore.Her eyes were red as she rushed forward and grabbed Margaret's arm, her voice sharp with disbelief. "Mom! Why did you do this?"He's my boyfriend! How could you fall for him?"Then she turned to Trevor, tears and humiliation spilling down her face. "Trevor Bell, you bastard!"You're not human. You even slept with my mother!"Trevor's face went pale, then flushed red. Humiliated and angry, he immediately bit back, "You blame me? S

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