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CHAPTER 20
Author: LADY E
last update2025-04-30 23:08:06

The man smiled coldly. "Oh, I think you will... eventually. He’s very patient. And if not, well..." He shrugged. "There are worse fates than freezing alone in the gutter."

Jason’s fists clenched. "Tell my father," he said, voice shaking with fury, "that no matter what he does, he will never own me again."

The man gave a mocking bow and returned to the car.

As it pulled away, Jason stood rooted in place, the realization sinking deeper into his bones.

This was only the beginning.

If he wanted to survive, truly survive, he would have to build a life from nothing.

He would have to find allies, create his own identity, and prove once and for all that he was not just a Stewart by name, but a man in his own right.

And he would have to do it while Alfred Stewart plotted every step of his downfall, he knew this was a lost cause but as of this moment, he didn't know whether to give in and live a life of luxury which he had always known or continue and freeze to death.

He decided to g
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