All Chapters of The True Heir Returns: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

8 Chapters

Chapter 1

"Nick! Nick! Snap out of it—just say yes already!"My friends were egging me on, all of them saying I'd waited seven years for this moment and to just say yes.I looked at the scene unfolding in front of me—so painfully familiar—and shuddered. It all came rushing back. I'd really been given a second chance.In my past life, my biological parents had come to the orphanage and run DNA tests on several of the men growing up there. But right as the results came out, I got into that accident. When I woke up, the head trauma had wiped my memory, and I'd nodded along like an idiot when Estelle proposed.Not long after, she rushed me back to her hometown.Looking back now, I realized she was terrified I'd regain my memory and ruin the scheme she'd so carefully orchestrated for Derek. What a devoted woman.I bit down hard on my tongue, my stomach churning with disgust.When I didn't answer, Estelle jumped in. "Nick, I know you're over the moon. You don't have to say it—I understand."Sh

Chapter 2

"Even if you did make it back to Neller City, someone as mediocre as you would just end up getting laughed at. I was doing you a favor."That was what Estelle Camden had the nerve to say on my deathbed in my past life—still going on and on, trying to ease what little guilt she had by pinning all the blame on me. It made my blood boil so badly I died with my eyes wide open, choked with fury.Just looking at someone that selfish made me sick."You know I just woke up. Why are you pushing me like this? If you really cared about me, wouldn't you wait until my memory came back before bringing any of this up?"The moment my calm, even voice trailed off, Estelle froze in sheer shock. She furrowed her brow at me like I was some disobedient dog that had just snapped at its owner.Suddenly, Derek Willis reached over and took my hand, putting on a concerned front. "Nick, you made it through the accident—Estelle's just happy. She knows all you've ever wanted is a family, so she proposed right

Chapter 3

I spent the whole walk back to the ward turning it over in my mind. When I got there, Estelle was waiting for me at the door."Where did you go?"I dodged her hand as she reached for me and asked flatly, "You took my DNA test results, didn't you?"The moment the words left my mouth, the room went dead silent."Who told you there was a DNA test?"Estelle stared me down, her lips pressed into a tight line. The look in her eyes made it clear—if I so much as hinted that my memory had come back, she'd be ready to do whatever it took to shut me up.After a few seconds of silence, I played it cool and shrugged. "Just overheard some people talking. Found out I was part of it too. So what did it say?"Estelle relaxed visibly. "I checked it for you. You're not a match."She seemed to think I was getting above myself, because her tone shifted into something almost preachy. "Don't get any wild ideas. Better to keep your feet on the ground."She grabbed my shoulders and looked at me with e

Chapter 4

Derek's eyes went red on the spot, like he was the one who'd been wronged.Estelle's face twisted. She lunged forward and grabbed for my phone, furious. "Nick, are you that obsessed with money? You have the nerve to ask for a few dozen bucks!"I shoved her hand off and shot back coldly, "What is he, a beggar? A few dozen is still money. If you're so generous, you pay me back.""That's enough!"Derek suddenly yelled, glaring at me with pure contempt. "Let me tell you the truth—I'm the heir of the Astor family. When my parents get here tomorrow, forget a few dozen—I could give you hundreds! Thousands! You're nothing but a pathetic loser. Who are you to humiliate me?"With that, he shoved past me and ran out.Estelle's face darkened as she snapped at me, "Happy now? You really did hit your head. Now nobody's happy. Just pack your things and come with me!""I said I'm not leaving.""What are you even staying for? Are you determined to ruin everything for everyone else?"Estelle's

Chapter 5

The entire lobby fell dead silent.Estelle didn't dare try to strong-arm me again. She just gripped my arm and hissed under her breath, "Nick, stop deluding yourself. You have nothing to do with these people." She started pulling me away."Wait!"My mother's voice stopped her. She and my father studied my face for a few long seconds. Then her voice caught. "What's your name?""Nick Dalton."My father's face went rigid. He looked down at the DNA report. "But the name on here is Derek Willis."My head spun. I shot a look at Derek, who was standing there with his arms crossed, a smug grin on his face, his eyes dripping with mockery. It hit me in an instant—they'd photoshopped the document."That report is fake. We can do another test!"Estelle lunged forward and grabbed me, her voice dripping with fake apology. "I'm so sorry—he was in a car accident a few days ago. Hit his head. He's not in his right mind. Keeps thinking he's some lost prince or something. We won't bother you anym

Chapter 6

Derek was shaking with rage, still refusing to let it go. "Mom, this guy is a liar. Why are you even listening to him?"My mother recoiled at his words and shook her head firmly. "Don't call me that. Nothing's been confirmed yet."She studied Derek closely—his face, his build. Nothing about him resembled her or my father. She'd had doubts the moment she saw him, and now, those doubts were only growing stronger.So we went for another blood test. Derek's face went pale, and the hatred in his eyes was impossible to miss.The results would take two days. My parents suggested I stay at their hotel with them so we could pick up the results together when they came in.Derek wasn't having it."What's that supposed to mean? Why are you inviting him to stay with you? Are you so sure he's your son already?"What if the results come back and it's me? Have you even thought about how that would make me feel?"He was shouting, carrying on like a brat who'd been denied candy. My parents looke

Chapter 7

Estelle's father kept blowing up my phone with calls and texts, cursing me out for being ungrateful and saying I'd get what was coming to me.I blocked him without a second thought.Hearing him spin those lies, I almost felt embarrassed for him. I had nothing to do with that man. Like father, like daughter—a whole family of parasites.I grabbed my things and checked into a hotel for the time being.Over those two days, my mother reached out to me privately. She asked me all sorts of questions about my childhood. I'd been nearly four when I got lost, so I still had fragments of memory. Once a few details lined up, my parents were already certain—I was their son.But when the DNA results came out, Estelle and Derek tried to pull the same stunt again. This time, though, they got caught red-handed.They tried to walk off with the report, but my father stopped them. He snatched it back firmly. A few glances were all it took—the truth was plain as day.My mother's eyes went red on the

Chapter 8

In the days that followed, my mother took me for a full medical checkup. After the doctors prescribed some supplements, my mother also arranged for tutors to help me catch up on everything I'd missed.That night, she stroked my head, her voice soft and reassuring. "You're only twenty. It's not too late for anything. With your father and me by your side, you have nothing to be afraid of."I had a younger sister, six years my junior. She was beautiful, and even though we'd never met, the first day I came home, she threw her arms around me in a big hug."Nick, you've been through so much. From now on, I'll protect you."I have to admit—compared to her, I felt like a complete country bumpkin. I didn't know anything. But my sister never once looked down on me. She walked me through everything, step by step, with endless patience.Time flew by. Before I knew it, three months had passed since I came home.That was when I finally remembered to ask about Derek.My mother's expression did

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