All Chapters of They Regretted Losing Their Real Son: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

The lavish celebration of Lawrence Beaumont's coming of age was still underway when I returned home.News outlets from around the world had been invited to cover the Beaumont family's youngest son's 18th-birthday celebration.But the moment I appeared on camera, all the praise stopped.My tattered clothes and filthy appearance were completely out of place amid the lavish festivities.Upon spotting me, the woman standing beside Lawrence froze.I opened my mouth to speak. She was my biological sister, Celine Beaumont.For a moment, I thought she'd finally remembered she had a younger brother still stranded in a foreign country.Instead, she frowned and shoved me somewhere the cameras couldn't see me."Who told you to come back? Look at yourself! Did you come here just to ruin Lawrence's 18th-birthday celebration?"Lawrence approached with a smile."It's fine. Calvin's back, after all…" He suddenly wrinkled his nose. "Wait, Calvin, where have you been? Why do you smell so bad?"

Lawrence was the only one who looked startled. "Calvin? What are you doing here?"Our eyes met.His face instantly went pale. "Were you out there the whole time?"Before I could answer, I heard hurried footsteps outside.Lawrence and I both paused. It was my father and Celine. They seemed to be chatting with some business partners.I had just started to get up when Lawrence suddenly bolted out of the room. "Dad! Celine!""Lawrence?" They both looked surprised. "What are you doing in a place like this?"Tears streamed down Lawrence's face."I didn't want to come here, but I got a message saying Calvin was in a private room with a bunch of women."Their eyes widened.The next second, the door was kicked open. They stared at the men and women filling the room, then at me standing there in shock.My father caught a whiff of the strange smell and slapped me hard across the face. "You bastard! Is this how you repay everything I've done for you?"Celine grabbed me by the collar an

Celine clutched the letter severing ties with the family in one hand and the expense report in the other.My mother snatched the report from her. After reading just a few lines, she threw it aside and burst into tears.My father hurried to pick it up. As he read it, his hands began to tremble.The report listed every expense the Beaumont family had covered for me over the past five years, including the exact date and amount. Every figure was recorded down to the last cent.At the bottom, the grand total was printed in bold—$7,862.41.That might not have covered even one of Lawrence's meals. Yet, that was all the Beaumont family had spent on raising me over five years."How is this possible? How is this possible?" My mother's eyes were red from crying.Celine's hands trembled as she looked down at the letter, reading its contents word by word. "From this day forward, I have no further ties to the Beaumont family… How dare he write something like that!"Only Lawrence seemed uneas

Celine stomped on the letter several times.My father let out a cold snort. "Doesn't he love putting on a show? Fine. We'll make an official announcement that we're cutting ties with him. If he wants to put on an act, we'll make it real!"Celine nodded. "People like him need to be dealt with accordingly. Don't worry, it won't be long before he comes crawling back, begging Lawrence for forgiveness."The announcement was released to the media shortly afterward.The Beaumont family had officially severed ties with their eldest son, Calvin.When I saw the news overseas, I was a little surprised.I'd expected them to drag things out for a while before finally giving in. I hadn't expected them to move so quickly.All the better. I didn't need any lingering ties to them, for they'd only become a burden.The Beaumonts assumed the announcement would leave me completely rattled. They expected me to come running home, begging them not to abandon me.By then, they could make all sorts of

Camille narrowed her eyes. "So you're saying I should leave the man I've known for seven years and marry a stranger I barely knew as a child?"My father froze."But you're mistaken, Mr. Beaumont. I married Calvin not because he's a Beaumont, but because I love him. That's all."The four of them stood there, stunned.That day, the Beaumonts were asked to leave the summit.But when I finally left the gathering, I found them waiting outside."Calvin, I'm sorry." Celine was the first to approach me. "We've misunderstood you."My father and mother stepped forward as well."Calvin, we had no idea you'd been through so much. The finance department just told us you worked three different jobs every day for ten days before leaving the country. You earned $15,000 during that time."They said you were sleeping only three hours a night. You looked so worn down when you left. Meanwhile, we treated you so terribly.""I'm sorry, Calvin."Their eyes filled with tears as they looked at me.