Chapter 7
On the way to the airport, I stared out the car
window, watching the scenery blur by. For
once, my heart felt strangely light.,
But Charlie didn’t seem to share that ease.
“Reluctant to leave?” he asked, his tone a
little sour.
I turned to him just in time to catch him
glancing away. He tried to play it off, masking
his mood with casual indifference, but the
stiffness in his voice betrayed him
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“I just wanted to take one last look,” I said
quietly. “This place raised me. The
orphanage, the Ellis family, even…’
“Even the marriage, the life I once thought I
wanted, it all happened here.”
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My voice grew steadier. “But this time, when I
leave, I won’t ever come back.”
Charlie finally looked at me, a spark flickering
in his eyes.
“Never come back?”
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“Never.”
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A pleased grin tugged at his lips, barely
concealed. “Good. I’ll handle the divorce for
you. That brat Logan won’t keep a single cent
of what he owes.”
I laughed, flattering him without hesitation. “If
Uncle Charlie’s handling it, then I can rest not
just a hundred, but ten thousand percent
assured!”
“But that’s not the only thing on my mind
right now,” I said with a mysterious smile.
“Actually, before I left, I pulled off something
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big.”
Charlie didn’t react the way I expected, no
raised brows, no surprise. Instead, he
answered coolly, “That little thing you
mentioned, it’s already been delivered.”
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“Really?” I straightened up at once. “The big
gift I prepared for them, it’s already there?”
“Hmm.”
My heart thudded with excitement, though a flicker of regret lingered. “What a shame… I
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won’t get to see their reactions firsthand.”
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“No big deal,” Charlie said lightly, as if he had
everything under control. He reached into the
seat pocket and pulled out a tablet!
The screen lit up with a live broadcast of the
birthday banquet.
The party had already begun. Leah flitted
about in her gown, radiant and graceful,
clearly the darling of the evening.
She was basking in the spotlight, but not
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everyone seemed impressed. A few guests
took deliberate jabs just to rattle her.
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“Miss Leah, how’d you manage to plump up
so fast? Looks like life’s been real generous to
you lately.”
Leah rolled her eyes. “What do you know?
This is called being blessed. Some people
wish for it and don’t get it!”
Unaware of the subtle digs, Helen felt her
daughter had mingled enough and stepped
onto the stage with Felix Ellis to make an
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announcement.
“Leah is our only daughter. Everything we
own will one day be hers.”
“On her 24th birthday today, we’re officially
gifting her 70% of the shares in Ellis
Corporation.”
The crowd burst into thunderous applause.
Several heirs and heiresses from prominent
families looked at Leah with undisguised
envy.
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She shot a smug glance at the person who
had mocked her earlier before strutting
confidently onto the stage to stand beside
her parents..
A server presented the share transfer
contract. Just as Leah picked up the pen to
sign, the lights in the venue suddenly went
out.
Startled screams broke through the room,
throwing the event into chaos.
The ceremony was abruptly interrupted, and
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Leah’s cheerful mood turned sour. She
snapped at the staff in irritation, ordering
them to restore the power.
At that moment, the screen behind them
flickered to life.
The harsh glare of white light forced many
guests to squint or avert their eyes.
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Then, sultry voices poured from the speakers,
“Leah, I love you!”
“I love you too, Logan. I’m carrying your child.
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Can you feel it?”
The explicit sweet talk, filled with breathless moans, dropped like a bomb in the hall.
Before anyone could react, surveillance footage began flashing across the screen
from multiple angles.
The clips were chaotic yet unmistakable, Logan and Leah entangled inside my house.
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They kiss on the couch. Twisting together in the study. Walking out of the master bedroom
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in disheveled intimacy.
Their passionate exchange had been
recorded with painful clarity.
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Between gasps, Logan whispered sweetly,
“Leah, you’re carrying my child. You’re my real
wife. I’ll get rid of Cecilia soon and make her
give up everything for you and our baby.”
“You’re the best, Logan,” Leah replied
breathlessly, her voice sweet. “Mom and Dad
said I handled things perfectly. A man like you
shouldn’t be wasted on that bastard girl
Cecilia”
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Chapter 8
All of that had been prepared by me.
After uncovering the truth, I secretly installed
surveillance cameras all around the house
just for this day.
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At first, the guests were frozen in shock at the
scandal unfolding before their eyes. But soon,
the entire hall erupted into whispers and
gasps.
“Isn’t Logan Cecilia’s husband? And he’s
sleeping with Leah, too? Even got her
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pregnant?”
“It sounds like the Ellis elders knew all along
that their daughter was the other woman.
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Shameless!”
“They kicked Cecilia out for Leah, and now
they’ve taken her husband too?
Unbelievable.”
“And Logan’s no better. Everyone thought he
was some noble, devoted man when he
married Cecilia. Turns out he’s nothing but a
two–timer!”
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“He just wanted to cling to the Ellis family’s
power. Kept his wife at home while chasing
after their so–called real daughter!”
“Exactly!”
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Leah finally snapped, screaming, “Turn it off!
Turn it off right now!”
But it was far too late. The situation had
already slipped from her hands.
The footage continued rolling until the final clip ended. The screen went black, and the
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lights in the banquet hall flickered back on.
At that very moment, a sharply dressed
young man strode into the hall.
Some guests who recognized him quickly
stepped aside to clear a path.
Felix’s expression stiffened the moment he
saw who it was. “Assistant William, what
brings you here?”
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Assistant William didn’t raise his voice, but in
the stillness of the hall, every word rang out
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clear and sharp. “Mr. Ellis asked me to deliver
something and to pass along a message.”
The mention of “Mr. Ellis” drew a sharp gasp
from the crowd.
After all, Leah’s family was only a minor
branch of the Ellis family. A mere birthday
banquet should never have warranted Mr.
Ellis’s personal attention.
Assistant William handed a document to
Felix. As Felix read it, the color drained from
his face. Then, William’s voice lifted slightly,
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slicing through the air.
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“Mr. Ellis said, if you can’t even recognize
your own daughter and are about to transfer
shares to an outsider, then the Ellis family can
no longer afford this disgrace. From this
moment forward, you are no longer part of
the Ellis family.”
With that, he turned and strode out, leaving
behind a hall erupting in chaos.
I turned to Charlie in disbelief. He met my
gaze, then leaned over slightly, his tone
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proud. “I was the one who sent William.”
“Three years ago, when I found out they
kicked you out, I had people investigate everything.” His voice turned cold. “They dared treat you like that for a fraud.”
“Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”
His eyes widened slightly. “You were the one
who told me not to touch them.”
Only then did I remember, back then, when
he wanted to confront my adoptive parents, I
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had stopped him. They had raised me for
years, and I hadn’t wanted to stir up chaos
within the family because of me.
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“It was only for you that I ever gave them a
second glance,” he said, his gaze fixed on the screen, sharp as blades. “But now, it’s time
they paid for their stupidity.”
On–screen, Helen was on the verge of
collapse, screaming and sobbing at the sight
of the DNA report.
Felix, never one for words, slapped Leah
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across the face twice, then kicked her to the
ground. “You filthy wretch! How dare you lie
to me!”
Stunned into silence, Leah took several
seconds to process it before bursting into
tears. “I didn’t! I didn’t!”
She clung to Felix’s pant leg as if grabbing
hold of her last lifeline. “Dad, it’s fake! I was
framed!”
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Two more slaps landed across her face. “Still
lying?! You got us kicked out of the family! I’ll
kill you!”
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Years of cosmetic procedures had left her
face fragile. Now her nose was swollen, her
jaw crooked from the blows.
Logan, still clueless about who Assistant
William really was and unaware of how
serious things had become, stepped forward
to shield her. “Dad, please calm down. There
has to be some kind of misunderstanding!”
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But Felix, fully aware of Assistant William’s
identity, was already fuming. His face twisted
in fury as he slapped Logan hard across the
face.
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“Shut your mouth! If you hadn’t cheated with
this whore, none of this would’ve happened!
Let me make this clear: my family might be
ruined, but your Gibson family won’t get off easy either!”
With Logan now taking the blame, Leah
crawled toward her mother on hands and
knees in a panic.
“Mom, save me! Dad’s lost his mind!
Someone’s trying to hurt me! Ah…!”
Helen struck her across the face, her sharp
nails leaving a bloody gash down Leah’s
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cheek.
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Then she grabbed Leah by the neck, her
expression consumed by fury. “You’re not my
daughter! Where is my real daughter?! What
have you done with her?!”
The room descended into utter chaos.
I turned off the screen and exhaled slowly.
Charlie was right. This was exactly what they deserved.
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