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8 Kabanata

Chapter 1

“Damian, I’ll release this photo if you refuse to accept this child.”Elena slammed the picture onto the table.The baby in her arms was crying so hard that her little face had turned bright red.I stared at the photograph for three seconds. Then, my knees gave out and I dropped to the floor.The room fell silent.My mother rushed over and grabbed me.“Damian, what are you doing? Your father has only been gone for six months and she brings home a child with an unknown background? And you’re actually willing to accept her?”I did not look up.“Mom, she’s my daughter from now on.”My mother was momentarily startled.Elena smiled.She held the baby, walked over to me, and lightly tapped my knee with the tip of her shoe.“Did you hear that? Your son made his choice.”My mother trembled with anger.“Elena, what exactly did you show him?”“Just a photo.”She flipped the picture over and casually held it out toward my mother.The moment my mother was about to see it, I reache

Chapter 2

The day the adoption papers were finalized, my mother smashed the Lane family’s ancestral heirloom.She said the Lane family did not have a son like me.I did not argue.Elena placed Stella in the crib and spoke in a soft voice, “Mrs. Lane is getting older. She’s also become more temperamental.“Try not to provoke her.”I nodded.“Okay.”Then she added, “You’re quitting your job and staying home to take care of the child starting tomorrow.”I continued nodding.“Okay.”My mother rushed out, still holding the broken pieces of the heirloom in her hands.“He is the heir of the Lane Corporation! You’re telling him to quit and stay home to raise some illegitimate child?”Elena’s expression turned cold.“Mrs. Lane, watch your words.”My mother rushed in front of me.“Damian, say something!”I was preparing the milk formula.The water temperature was 113°F, and seven level scoops of formula were to be poured.Stella had a weak stomach. The doctor said we could not make any m

Chapter 3

On Stella’s thirteenth birthday, Elena booked the most expensive hotel in the city.My mother came too.She refused to see me all these years. More than half of her hair had turned white.The moment she saw me kneeling on the floor, fixing Stella’s dress, her eyes instantly turned red.Stella kicked my hand away in disgust.“Don’t touch me. You’re dirty.”I pulled my hand back.“Okay.”The relatives nearby whispered among themselves.“Damian is completely ruined.”“His wife is raising her ex-boyfriend’s child, and yet he treats her like royalty.”“I heard it was all because of a single photo back then.”“What kind of photo could be that powerful? I’d like to see it too.”Elena heard them and raised her glass with a smile.“You’d like to see it?”The entire room went quiet.Slowly, she took the photograph out of her bag.Everyone took half a step back.No one dared to take it.My mother rushed in front of me and lowered her voice as she said, “Damian, don’t embarrass

Chapter 4

He let go of my hand.All the relatives stepped back as Elena walked toward me step by step.She lowered her voice.“Damian, give me the photo.”I asked, “What are you afraid of?”Her expression turned ugly.Zachary walked behind me. His voice was forced out through clenched teeth.“Did you find out?”I turned around and looked at him.“Find out what?”Elena grabbed my wrist.“Damian, stop pretending.”I smiled.“Weren’t you the ones who said I had no brain?”My mother suddenly stood up and stepped in front of me.She stared at Elena and said word by word, “The show ends here.”Elena’s eyes narrowed.“You and your son teamed up to deceive me?”Before I could say anything, the banquet hall doors were pushed open.Two people in uniforms walked in.The person in front looked directly at Zachary.“Mr. Quinn, you have been reported for allegedly being involved in a hit-and-run case twelve years ago.”Stella screamed, “Why are you arresting my daddy?”Zachary’s face tu

Chapter 5

Stella looked as though someone had grabbed her by the throat.A few seconds later, she screamed and rushed forward to snatch the documents.“Who gave you the right to terminate that?“I don’t agree!”I handed the documents to the lawyer.The lawyer stepped forward.“Miss Stella, there was a major concealment of information in your adoption process.“The death certificate of your biological mother that Miss Shaw provided back then was forged.”Elena’s expression stiffened.I looked at her.“Your so-called distant cousin is still alive.”Stella whipped her head around.“Mom?”Elena’s lips moved slightly.Zachary laughed beside her. It was a harsh and ugly laugh.“What distant cousin?“That person was her.”The crowd in the banquet hall erupted again.Stella took a step back.“What do you mean?”Even while being handcuffed, Zachary still made sure to drag Elena down with him.“Your mother forged an entire set of documents just to get you into the Lane family.“She s

Chapter 6

My mother’s body swayed, but my uncle caught her before she fell.Elena knelt on the ground. Tears welled up in her eyes instantly.“I didn’t mean to.“That night, your father found out about Zachary and me. He said he was going to call the police.“He said he would make you divorce me and send me to prison.“I was only trying to stop him.”I asked, “How?”She shook her head while crying.“I don’t know.”Zachary sneered coldly.“You don’t know?“You were the one who grabbed the steering wheel.“You were the one who opened the car door.”My mother covered her mouth as tears fell onto the back of her hand.However, I did not look at her.My gaze was fixed on Elena.“You pushed my father out of the car?”Elena screamed, “No!“He lost his balance!”Zachary spat on the ground.“You’re still pretending?“When he was holding onto the car door and begging for his life, you told me to speed up.”The only sound left in the banquet hall was Stella’s crying.Elena crawled ac

Chapter 7

Stella saw it too.She let out a shriek like she had been caught off guard.“What is that?”Elena stopped at the doorway. Her gaze was cold and dark.“Did you think I only cast a spell on you?“Damian, I would never place my bets on just one person.“The day Stella was born, I tied her fate to the Lane family.”My mother’s face turned pale.“What do you mean?”Elena looked at Stella and smiled.“The longer she lives off the Lane family and takes everything they give her, the more she becomes bound to them.“You want to kick her out?“Sure. You can.“After she leaves the Lane family for three days, she’ll feel as though every bone in her body is being torn apart.”Stella rushed toward her.“Mom, you’re lying to me, right?”Elena looked at her daughter.There was not even a trace of affection in her eyes.“How could I lie to you?”Stella broke down crying.“Why would you do this to me?”Elena replied, “You’re my daughter.“You were supposed to help me obtain the Lan

Chapter 8

In the end, I chose to let Stella live.It was not because I forgave her.It was because I did not want my father’s family to carry the burden of a child’s death.When the craftsman cut Elena’s fingertip, she cursed viciously.Her blood flowed into the copper basin.The two talismans caught fire at the same time.Elena screamed and collapsed onto the floor. Her hair turned half white at a speed visible to the naked eye.Stella curled up in the corner. The pain made her lose consciousness.My mother stood beside me. She did not cry anymore.She only said, “If your father saw this, he would feel sorry for you.”I looked at the ashes in the basin.“That’s why I can’t let him die in vain.”By the time Elena was taken away, she could barely stand.She looked at me, hatred and fear mixed in her gaze.“Damian, were you waiting for this day from the very beginning?”I answered, “No.”She was startled for a moment.I walked up to her.“From the day I woke up, I wanted to kill

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