Morris ran to the backyard, sweating profusely, but there was no one there, not even Christian.
"Fuck! Where are the Sargent family? Where is my asshole son!" Morris roared loudly in the backyard. "The Sargent family," a maid said in a trembling voice, "they left already." "What?" Both Morris and Teressa exchanged their glances. Teressa frowned at the maid, "what do you mean by they left, how can they leave without meeting my husband?" The maid shook her head as she had a lot to say, "actually they didn't leave by themselves, they left along with young master Chris." "Huh?" Morris's emotions looked unstable as at that moment a mixture of confusion, anger, and frustration filled in him hearing to the words of that maid. While he had waited for hours, expecting to meet them, but all he had received was a message from a maid saying they had already left with Christian, the useless guy in the house. "Why would the Sargent family leave without meeting me? That too why is that bastard taken away by them?" Morris muttered, with a racing mind. He clenched his fist while his thoughts were spiralling, "Did they come here for me? Or… was it for Christian?" The idea of Christian being the reason for their visit seemed ridiculous to him, "yes, a boy like Christian, useless and troublemaker, couldn't have caught the attention of a family as prestigious as the Sargents." He tried to convince himself that there's nothing big in this for him to concentrate about though a lingering doubt pressing in his mind. Just then, Teresa decided to play her role carefully to eliminate Christian forever using this opportunity, "Chris, I've been waiting for this chance for a long time, now I'll teach you a lesson!" Standing beside him, she gently held his arm with her sparkling showing off hidden malice, "I think Chris is the reason behind them leaving without meeting you!" Morris looked at her sharply. "What makes you say that?" Teresa sighed, with a soft tone as if she is concerned about her husband while her thoughts are nothing but full of venom. "Well, isn’t it obvious? Chris must have fooled the Sargent family somehow. He always loves to pretend to be innocent hiding his malicious side, so who knows what kind of lies he used to make them believe in him," leaning closer to Morris, she whispered, "Don’t you think it’s strange they left with him and didn’t even meet you, the master of this house? Don't you suspect anything here?" Morris frowned, but Teressa looked satisfied as she successfully planted the seed of doubt in Morris's head against Christian. Thinking about Terresa's words, he sat in the couch with a loud thud, "so do you think Chris orchestrated this?" "Come on Morris, you're so naive, why isn't it possible? Don't tell me you think of him as an innocent boy," Teresa pressed further, "That boy has always been manipulative from the beginning, he knows how to play the victim card, to make people feel sorry for him. It wouldn’t surprise me if he saw the Sargents as an opportunity and jumped at it, to ruin us and our reputation." Understanding his mother's motive, Ivan also joined the conversation adding fire to his father's anger, "Father, I… I don’t want to speak ill of Chris, but…" "But what?" Morris sighed rubbing his temples in frustration. Ivan lowered his gaze, as if he is reluctant to speak, "Even in the college, brother used to talk ill about our family, because of his lies everyone thinks that we are harassing and abusing him, some of my friends started making fun of me while calling me the son of an abuser, I never thought of mentioning this with you." "That bastard, how dare he do something like that?" Morris gritted his teeth with extreme anger, Ivan nodded his head and continued, "I thought brother did it out of jealousy but never thought he would be this… blackhearted. To deceive such a powerful family and ruin your reputation in the process? It’s hard to believe, but maybe he always has intentions of making us bad, Dad." Morris’s expression darkened after hearing to all these. The mere thought of Christian betraying him, and manipulating the Sargents for his own gain, enraged him "That useless rat, he is going to pay for this." Teresa seized the moment, with a sweet tone. "You’ve always been too lenient with him, Morris. Perhaps it’s time for us to use the strict method on him only then he'll be the obedient son of this family. Remember the residential school I mentioned? They’re experts in dealing with unruly children like Chris, why don't we send him there?" Morris glanced at her, remembering the school she mentioned, "You mean the one where they train children to be obedient?" "Exactly," Teresa said, and her eyes were lighting up while speaking, "They’ll teach Chris discipline and respect. And he won’t have the chance to pull any more stunts like this." Ivan nodded, his expression serious. "It might be the best option, dad, for Chris's sake, and ours." Morris stood abruptly, his towering frame casting a shadow over Teresa and Ivan. "Fine," he said coldly. "I’ll send him there immediately that boy needs to learn his place." Pulling out his mobile immediately from the pocket, Morris made a call to his assistant and barked an order. "Find out where the Sargents have taken Christian. I want to know everything, every detail about their location, immediately." The assistant nodded quickly, and hung the call to know the whereabouts of Christian. Teresa smirked, satisfied that her plan was in motion. She reached for her teacup, sipping delicately as she watched Morris pace the room, with extreme anger. In her mind, she envisioned Christian’s suffering at the residential school, she mentioned, it's a place where young children are treated as slaves, and to her it's a perfect punishment for a boy she had always despised. "Don’t worry, Morris," she said with a smile inwardly, "everything will be taken care of personally by me, and I bet once he goes there, he'll never return!"Latest Chapter
I DON'T HATE YOU
"Don’t you… hate me…?"Adrian’s voice lingered in the quiet hospital room, softer than it had ever been before, as if the question itself had taken everything out of him, leaving behind only a fragile honesty that he could no longer hide behind strength or composure.Christian wasn't able to answer immediately.He stood silently beside the bed, his gaze resting on Adrian’s face, and for a long moment, the silence between them stretched quietly, carrying a weight that neither of them tried to break too quickly.Because this was not a question that deserved a rushed answer, it was something that needed to be understood before it could be spoken.Adrian gripping the bedsheet hard, broke the silence, "I know you've your reasons to hate me, I'll not even ask you to forgive me because I myself know I don't deserve forgiveness for whatever you and your mother have gone through....""Do you think those all make me hate you?" Christian let out a slow breath and lowered his gaze slightly, his t
I KNOW THAT YOU'RE MY REAL FATHER
"Lys… please… help me…!"Christian’s voice broke as he looked at Lysandre who is standing there, his hands trembling while trying to support Adrian’s weight, his fingers already stained with blood that refused to stop flowing no matter how tightly he pressed against the wound.Lysandre rushed forward without wasting a second, his expression turning sharp the moment he saw Adrian’s condition, because even though he had said those injuries were nothing earlier, the amount of blood and the way Adrian’s body had gone slack made it clear that this was far from something to ignore."What happened here young master?" Lysandre asked quickly, though his hands were already moving, helping Christian lift Adrian properly."There’s no time to explain anything right now, Lys," Christian said hurriedly, his voice unsteady despite his attempt to remain composed. "We need to take him to the hospital first… please, help me! Let's take him to the hospital immediately."Lysandre nodded immediately, under
STOP IT!
"I think you need some fresh air, Chris."Adrian said with a firm tone, as he stood near the entrance, watching Christian who had been sitting in silence for a long time, his thoughts clearly far away from the present moment despite being physically there.Christian lifted his gaze slowly, his expression still calm but distant, as if something inside him had not yet settled after everything that had been happening over the past few days."I’m fine, Mr. Adrian," he replied softly, though even he knew those words did not hold much truth.Adrian did not argue immediately, instead he picked up his coat and said in a tone that left little room for refusal, "Even if you think you are fine, your face says otherwise, so come with me, we’ll go out for a while.... It's been a long time since we spent some time together, let's go out together, and have some fun!" Christian watched him for a brief moment before letting out a faint breath, and without resisting further, he stood up quietly and fo
WHAT ARE YOUR ORDERS?
"Chris," Andrew hugged Christian with tears flowing from out of his eyes, Christian hugged him back and gently caressed Andrew's back, "stop it, you're being too emotional!" Andrew moved back from Christian, and wiped tears, "I'm...""Enough," Christian chuckled, "see, your craziness is so far better than this emotional state of yours.... It's funny!"Andrew pouted, Tanya, Kira and Luna made fun of Andrew, Christian laughed looking at them.Andrew looked towards Christian for help, but Christian already raised his hands in air as if he cannot meddle."Traitor!" Andrew muttered, and Christian burst into laughter.However, in the end their group got together despite all the ups and downs they've gone through.After a few minutes of their happiness and enjoyment the situation became serious once again."Something is not right… and it’s getting worse."Christian’s voice was low as he stood in front of the system, his eyes moving across the data with a sharp focus that had only grown stro
YOU THINK I BETRAYED YOU?
"Andrew, can you come with us for a moment?" Christian’s voice was calm as he stood near the glass wall of the office, his expression remained composed in a way that revealed nothing about the thoughts running beneath the surface, yet the seriousness in his tone was enough to make Andrew pause in the middle of his work.It nearly took more than two days for Christian to muster up the courage to speak with Andrew, finally as they found a new lead, Christian decided to have a face to face conversation with Andrew.Heating to Christian's voice, Andrew looked up immediately, a flicker of unease passing through his eyes as he glanced briefly at Tanya, Luna, and Kira standing not far behind Christian, and something about the way all of them were watching him made his chest tighten without understanding why."Did something happen? Why are you all looking at me like that?" Andrew asked cautiously, trying to keep his voice steady even though his instincts were already warning him that this wa
WHO?
"If something doesn’t feel right, then it probably isn’t right." Christian’s voice was calm as he spoke those words, though his eyes remained fixed on the screen in front of him, carefully going through the data logs that had been pulled from the company’s internal system over the past few days.Despite Adrian taking initiative to help, Christian simply declined the help and said he'll handle everything on his own as that's something he is supposed to do.The office was unusually quiet for that time of day, the usual buzz of conversations and keyboard clicks replaced by a subtle tension that none of the employees could quite explain but all of them seemed to feel.Tanya stood near the edge of the desk with her arms crossed, watching the screen with a focused expression, while Kira leaned slightly against the side of the table, scrolling through another set of records on her tablet.Luna remained a little further behind, her gaze shifting occasionally between Christian and the data, a
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