REVENGE OF THE DESPISED HEIR

I'M PREGNANT

The sharp slap across Bryan's cheek stunned him, leaving him momentarily stunned, but it wasn't the sting of pain that hurt the most, it was the crushing weight of his mother's words that pierced his heart.

"Mom!" His voice trembled as he spoke, but she turned away, refusing to meet his gaze, "I can't even bear to think that I'm your mother, and gave birth to someone like you,"

Bryan's world seemed to crumble around him as Josephine continued, her voice dripping with disappointment and hatred, "I always hoped you would grow up to be kind and compassionate, but instead, you've turned into a heartless monster, finding happiness in your brother's suffering."

"But Mom..." Bryan's protest was cut short as his mother silenced him with a sharp glare, "Shut up! Don't even dare to call me that, I'm disgusted by you, it's more disgusting to hear you calling me mother."

Stunned, Bryan took a step back, he had grown accustomed to being neglected and ignored, but he had never imagined his mother would speak to him with such hatred as if he was her enemy, her next words only added to his pain, "what's the point of giving birth to someone as ungrateful as you? Despite not giving birth to him, we raised Jake with only love, and he turned out to be kind and grateful, unlike you, selfish and heartless."

Each word felt like a sharp knife piercing

Bryan's heart as Josephine continued to despise him, "We should never have found you, we should never have brought you back home. Maybe then, we wouldn't have to suffer like this, I regret the day we brought you home," she declared totally not caring about how hurtful her words are towards Bryan.

Being broken, unable to utter a single word, he just stared at her.

"I always thought you were just jealous of the attention your younger brother received, but I never realized you were filled with so much venom," Josephine shouted, shaking her head in disbelief that she gave birth to an ungrateful son, "Mia was right, no matter where your lineage comes from still, your upbringing as a worthless and ungrateful orphan will never change."

Bryan had endured taunts and mockery for being an orphan from others, but hearing it from his own mother shattered him completely, her words broke his heart into pieces that seemed impossible to mend.

"Aunt," Ronald attempted to intervene being unable to see the pain of his friend going through because of her words, but Josephine shot a deadly glare at him, "Are you trying to defend his behavior?"

"No, I'm just asking you to understand him, he has suffered too," Ronald tried to explain that Bryan was hurt too, just because he never said it out doesn't mean he wasn't hurt, that he wanted Josephine to understand.

Josephine brushed off his words with a sneer, "what exactly he suffered after stealing everything that belongs to his brother? I don't see him suffering anytime, he is just full of greed and selfishness."

She spoke as if it's nothing but never realised the depth of her words can shatter a heart and break a person effortlessly.

Bryan smiled bitterly faking his emotions, "you want me to apologize, right? I'll do it just as you wants."

"Bryan," Ronald called out to him, concern filled on his face, Bryan shook his head, stopping his friend's attempt to intervene, "Ron, please don't get involved in this, I know you want to be by my side, but getting involved with me will only make you an antagonist, buddy."

Bryan walked to the ward silently. He longed for the approval of his family so much that he was willing to compromise even if his mother's request was so unreasonable.

However, just as he walked to the door of the ward, he saw Tracy sneaking into Jake's ward.

He frowned, feeling a little strange. So he walked gently to the door of the ward and heard the conversation between Tracy and Jake.

"I need to talk to you, Jake. We cannot postpone this anymore." Tracy said worriedly.

"It's not a good time, Tracy. Mom just left, Bryan and her are outside." Jake frowned.

"But I'm having your baby! How could you make me marry that boring man? I'm done with that!" She said unhappily.

What!

Bryan was shocked, Tracy was having a baby?

He felt upside down, the whole world was collapsing and he could not even stand. He stepped backward, but accidentally he knocked over a fire extinguisher.

Dang!

"Who's there!" Jake was terrified, he shouted and tried to look outside, Tracy turned back too, both of them saw the pale face of Bryan.

"You...good for you!" Bryan said clenching his teeth.