All Chapters of I'm the Real Son, and I Hit Back: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

I pressed a hand to my bleeding forehead and stared at the ER doctor standing beside my bed."Matthew Gould deliberately shoved me down the stairs from the second floor. That's attempted murder," I said coldly.The nurse gasped. The doctor frowned deeply and immediately reached for his phone."Don't worry, kid. If this was an intentional assault, hospital policy requires us to report it to the police."Before he could make the call, the door burst open.My mom, Roslyn Gould, and my dad, Benson Sutton, rushed in, both out of breath. Roslyn quickly grabbed the doctor's hand, her usually immaculate bun coming loose."It's a misunderstanding! Doctor, this is all a misunderstanding!" she blurted out. "They're just kids. They had a little disagreement, and he lost his footing. There's no need to involve the police."Benson quickly forced a polished, easygoing smile and grabbed the doctor's lab coat. "That's right, Doctor. They're brothers. They bicker from time to time. How could it

When I pushed open the door to the dean of students' office, Ms. Winslow was frowning at a notice in her hand."Ms. Winslow," I began, pointing to the blood still drying on my forehead. "Matthew Gould from Senior Class 1 pushed me down the stairs from the second floor this morning. That's attempted murder. I've already called the police, and they'll be here in ten minutes."Ms. Winslow's head jerked up, her heavy black-framed glasses nearly slipping down her nose. "Aaron, you can't just throw around accusations like that! You're talking about a serious crime!""Whether it's true or not, we'll find out when the police get here," I replied, looking her straight in the eye. "You've always been fair and principled. If something this serious happens at our school and the victim's family sweeps it under the rug, what does that do to the school's reputation? I just need your help with one thing."Ms. Winslow stared at me in silence for a long moment before finally gritting her teeth a

"We're not pursuing this any further," Roslyn snapped. "Close the case immediately!"Sierra's brow furrowed, and she turned to me. "What do you want to do?"I hunched my shoulders and lowered my head, letting a tear fall onto the floor right on cue.With Roslyn and Benson interfering, it would be hard to get Matthew convicted even if I pursued the case. Besides, I'd already achieved my goal of completely humiliating him in front of the whole school. Quitting while I was ahead was the smart move.I clutched the corner of my jacket and said in a trembling voice, "Officer Chase, thank you… But if Mom and Dad say so, I'll… I'll drop the case. I don't want to make things hard for my family."Sierra sighed in frustration, clearly disappointed. But with the victim backing down, all she could do was put away her handcuffs and leave with a cold expression.Matthew obviously couldn't show his face at school anymore, so my parents rushed him home.I walked back to the classroom with blood

As soon as Matthew was wheeled into the living room, he grabbed a porcelain cup off the coffee table and smashed it right at my feet.Porcelain shards scattered across the floor, a few grazing my shins."Aaron Gould! Look at what you did to me! I'll never let you get away with this!" Matthew shrieked, his face contorted with rage. Not a trace of his usual refined, gentlemanly demeanor remained.Benson held Matthew's shoulders in distress, then turned to glare at me."Why are you just standing there? Look at what you did to Matthew! Get over here, get on your knees, and apologize right now!"Roslyn, exhausted and annoyed, pointed a finger right in my face and roared, "Look at what you've done! You've thrown this house into chaos! If I'd known you were this malicious, I never would have brought you back!"With Roslyn and Benson completely taking his side, Matthew only grew bolder. "Mom, Dad! As long as he's in this house, I won't be able to sleep a wink! I want him out of the mas

"You bastard! You've completely humiliated the Gould family!" Roslyn snapped, clutching her chest as her whole body trembled with rage. "Everyone in our circle is laughing at me now! Mr. Lynch even stopped the Westbrook project!"Benson scrambled up from the floor and instinctively reached out to shield Matthew, but when he saw his hideously twisted face, his hands froze midair."Mom, Dad… you hit me? You actually hit me for that bastard Aaron!" Matthew completely lost it, grabbing an antique vase off the coffee table and hurling it straight at the TV."I'm the son you raised for 18 years! Who the hell is he?!" he shouted.The sharp sound of shattering glass cut through the room.Roslyn and Benson stared at the wreckage and at Matthew raging like a street thug. Whatever affection they still had for him vanished.…Over the next few days, things quickly went downhill for the Gould family.Roslyn hit one wall after another at the company. Business partners who once flattered he