All Chapters of The Empty Refrigerator: Chapter 11 - Chapter 18

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Chapter 11 A Trip to Mavile City

"I'm going to make Donald give back every second of the twenty-eight years of my life he stole from me!" I swore.I boarded a flight to Mavile City that afternoon. So, I was standing in the heart of Mavile City three hours later.Night had fallen by the time I got there, and the city lights were beginning to glow. An 88-story skyscraper pierced the clouds in the heart of the bustling district where every inch of land was worth a fortune. Two enormous neon words flashed with a dazzling light against the night sky at the very top of the building."Verix Group."An interview was playing on a continuous loop on the enormous LED screen of the shopping mall across the street. It was a young man dressed in a suit and wearing gold-rimmed glasses. He was speaking confidently into the camera. He was handsome, and every movement he made radiated the superiority of someone who believed himself above everyone else.A line of gold appeared beneath him. "Current President of Verix Group, One

Chapter 12 The Woman Who Was My Mother

My face was practically a replica of her and Ryan, who was the founder of Verix Group, when he was young.I took a deep breath, strode forward, and didn't hesitate to approach her."Stop! What do you think you're doing?"The four bodyguards instantly went on high alert as they stepped forward to block my path, forming a human wall in front of me.Maria became startled by the sudden commotion. So, she stopped walking and looked toward me in confusion.The instant her eyes landed on my face, the rosary slipped from her hand and fell onto the pavement."You..." Maria stared at my face as her already pale complexion lost the last bit of color in her cheeks.She suddenly clutched her chest, her pupils trembling violently as even her breathing became rapid."It's so alike... How can he look so much like Ryan?" she murmured to herself, her voice trembling.She staggered toward me, unheeding of the bodyguards' attempts to stop her.I stood behind the bodyguards and silently looked at

Chapter 13 Twenty-Eight Years Late

Maria didn't faint.As a businesswoman who had built a hundred-billion-dollar business empire alongside her husband, Maria wasn't just a mild-mannered woman who only knew how to pray and fast.Still, her hands shook as she reached out and answered the call."Mom, are you done praying?" Donald's voice was gentle on the other end of the line, carrying a trace of well-masked faux concern."It's cold up in the mountains, and your heart isn't good. Come down early. The board transition meeting is in three days. You and Dad have to be there on time to witness me officially take over as the chairman."Maria bit down hard on her lower lip. Only when she had bitten hard enough to draw blood did she barely manage to suppress the anguished scream rising in her throat.Then, she took a deep breath to fortify herself as she replied calmly, "Okay. Donald, don't worry. I'll make sure to prepare a very special gift for you on that day."Maria hung up after that. When she closed her eyes, two st

Chapter 14 A Mother's Revenge

"Demons… They're fucking demons!" Maria hissed.Then, she suddenly raised her hand and struck herself viciously across the face. The blow was so hard that blood immediately appeared at the corner of her mouth."Mrs. Verix!" the assistant cried out in dismay."I'm an idiot!" Maria gritted her teeth, a monstrous hatred burning in her eyes. "That vicious woman worked as a cleaner at the hospital back then. "I felt sorry for her, so not only did I refuse to hold her responsible for the mistakes she made at work, I even gave her a huge amount of money. Yet, she dared to switch my child with hers! I treated that bastard like the apple of my eye for 28 years. I hired the best private tutors for him, sent him abroad to study, and was going to let him inherit the family's hundred-billion corporation!"Meanwhile, my biological son was drifting across the open sea, and my daughter-in-law and grandson were nearly driven to their deaths in a rented apartment by his fucking demon of a mother

Chapter 15 Three Days Until Donald's Downfall

Meanwhile, two people were celebrating inside an upscale restaurant."Joseph, don't you think we've got Logan completely under our thumb?" Bethy said smugly before gulping down a mouthful of red wine. "Once we spend all the money, we'll just come up with another excuse to ask him for more. His wife is about to give birth anyway, so he won't dare refuse us!""Exactly!" Joseph's face was glowing with satisfaction. "As long as we hold the Verix family's secret in our hands, we'll never have to worry about money for the rest of our lives!"Just as the two of them were getting carried away with their triumph, the door to the private dining room suddenly swung open. Then, four burly bodyguards walked inside.Bethy jumped in fright at the sight of them."Who are you?" she demanded.The lead bodyguard removed his sunglasses, revealing an extremely deceptive and respectfully polite smile."May I ask if you are Bethy Moore and Joseph Patterson? It was Mr. Donald who sent us."Bethy's e

Chapter 16 The True Heir Takes the Stage

Meanwhile, inside a secluded private room on the second floor of the banquet hall, I stood there in a black suit Maria had specially commissioned for me, a glass of red wine in hand as I gazed down at Donald, who was basking in the spotlight onstage.Maria, who was standing next to me, had a dark look on her face.Then, she murmured, "It's time."The applause was deafening inside the banquet hall. The cameras flashed like blinking stars, making Donald, who stood at the center of the stage, look like a king.Donald said, holding the microphone as he gazed affectionately toward the VIP seats in the first row, "I would like to invite my most beloved mother, Mrs. Maria Verix, onto the stage to witness this exciting moment with me."Every pair of eyes in the room instantly turned toward the top of the white-marble spiral staircase leading down from the second floor.Maria elegantly descended the stairs one step at a time, dressed in a black velvet gown, her face covered in frost. Howe

Chapter 17 The Truth Before the Entire World

"In that case, why don't I show you just who's the fake one here?" I pulled out my phone and connected it to the banquet hall's Bluetooth sound system.Instantly, that sickening conversation between Joseph and Bethy echoed throughout the entire hall."The Verix family's precious heir, Donald Verix, is your biological son, Bethy Anderson. You switched your sickly son with the healthy baby boy Mrs. Verix had just given birth to back when you were working as the private hospital's cleaner! "Your biological son has been living a life of luxury with the Verix family for the past 28 years while you raised Logan, who's the true heir of the Verix family, like a mutt to be discarded at a moment's notice!"The entire banquet hall fell deathly silent when the recording ended. Everyone was too stunned to speak, shocked to hear that one of the filthiest and most vicious conspiracies imaginable had happened within such a wealthy family.Ryan's eyes turned red rimmed. He rushed onto the stage i

Chapter 18 A New Beginning

I patted his cheek, which was stiff with fear, as a devilish smile played across my lips."You can spend the rest of your life in prison slowly getting to know that wonderful mother of yours," I drawled.Donald's legs gave out from under him, causing him to collapse onto the stage like a marionette with his strings cut as he closed his eyes in despair.Cold handcuffs were fastened around Bethy and Joseph's wrists as the police dragged them out of the banquet hall.Camera flashes went wild, capturing every second of this historic scene.I stood at the center of the stage, looking down at the powerful elites who had once seemed so far above me, but who now regarded me with a mixture of awe and fear.Then, I turned toward the enormous floor-to-ceiling windows of the banquet hall.The night sky over Mavile City glittered with winking stars.'Sophia, did you see that?' I thought inwardly. 'I've finally sent the people who hurt us straight down to hell with my own bare hands.'Two m

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