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2025-06-23 20:34:30

Mrs Xavier is watching as her daughter injects herself with her night routine injection.

It looks very painful, but Selina has been doing a good job with keeping a brave face.

Mrs Xavier sighs, and her daughter looks up at her.

“What's the problem, mother?” She asks.

“The shares are falling again.” Mrs Xavier laments. “Do you know what that means?”

Selina rolls her eyes, she doesn't care too much about this. “What does it mean, mum?”

“That means that idiot will finally have a reason to kick us out!” Mrs Xavier yells back at Selina. “Aren't you bothered about that, Selina? It will be so embarrassing, and it will make its way to all the gossip blogs!”

You see, the Xavier family is rich, they are worth almost a billion dollars, but they have a heavy family secret. It's an open secret, rather.

The patriarch of the family, Donald Xavier is dead. He has been for the last eight years, but there is something else.

You see, although Mrs Victoria Xavier is the legal wife, Donald Xavie

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When Mister Jonathan Jones heard the news from his private investigator, he cancel everything that he was supposed to do that day and decide to go to run the tests himself. The blood gets delivered to him, and he goes to his highly sophisticated lab and carefully runs the tests. He stares in front of the computer screen, at the results that he can't seem to believe. “This is impossible.” He mumbles to himself. He thought that it was just coincidence, but the truth is that if Leon is brought forward, together with the late Mister Shankly, and the grandfather, they will look strikingly alike. Is that why Leon has been a very natural Doctor and Damien has been practically struggling to go through medical school? Is that why Damian has been sort of a problem child, and Leon (from their little interaction) seems to have mysteriously inherited the gentle but stoic spirit of his late best friend. Seeing that he made the biggest mistake by hiring someone to torture the poor boy makes M
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Leon wakes up in a very dark room with a terrible strain on his hands. He groans, but each struggle, each movement leaves his body aching more than before. He is suspended from the ceiling with his hands chained above his head. He feels his head pulsating from chronic pain, and he feels warm blood dripping out of his nose. “Oh God,” he breathes out. This is the worst day of his life. “Good, you are awake again.” A voice thunders in the dark. Leon tries to look around, but there is nothing there to see, even though he can hear the clinking of metals tools. “Please, what do you want? I don't have money, you have probably got the wrong guy. I haven't done anything to anyone, please, let me go! I don't have much, but I will give you everything I have!” More clinking, and a wicked chuckle. “Oh, you will.” The mysterious person laughs. “Let's start easy, boy. With your fingers.” “No,no,no,” Leon feels a very strong hand grip the index fingers of his right hand. “I heard that yo
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MJ looks out of the car window for the umpteenth time and a tired sigh leaves her mouth. Her father's and brothers are talking and glancing at her from time to time. She wonders what they are up.She leans to the driver's side and presses the horn as hard as she can. “Come on, Kev! Let's go already!” She yells. Kevin puts his glasses on and comes to the car, and immediately he gets there, his sister hits his shoulder. “You are going to make me late!” She curses at him. “Okay, okay,” he starts the car and drives off. She leans her head against the window. “So, what were you boys talking about?” She turns to him. Kelvin grabs the steering wheel a little tighter. “It was… boring work stuff.” “Oh, okay.” He steals a glance at his unsuspecting sister. “MJ, how much do you know about that Leon guy?” She stops operating her phone and gives her brother a puzzled look. “What's this about? Why is everyone acting weirdly towards Leon?” “How much do you know about him, MJ? Do you tru
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Mr Jones calls his private investigator as soon as he gets to his house. He locks himself in his study in the middle of the night, and makes the order. “I want you to give me all the information that you can get on this man called Leon Shankly. Where is he from? How did he meet Helen Shankly? What does he want from my late best friend's family?” “You've got it, boss.” The voice says at the other end. “I will have everything you need ready in forty eight hours, sir.”Mr Jones ends the call and after working a little bit in his office, he goes back to the bedroom. His wife is not a night owl, she is already softly heaving in her sleep. He takes off his shoes and slips into the blanket, next to her. He places his hand over her and shuts his eyes. “Is Mary still reading?” Mrs Jones sighs. “That girl never takes a break. She wants to beat her brothers’ record in medical school.” “I don't think that she is worried about Cameron and Kelvin, my dear. I think Leon is who she fears.” M
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Now, Donald has captured Helen's attention in all entirety. She drops her empty glass and turns to him with her eyes sharp with interest. “What did you just say? Donald Xavier Sr was… in debt?” Donald snorts as he gulps yet again. “He did a good job hiding it from his family. His wife never really forgave him for siring a bastard, she would have lost her damn mind if she found out he wasn't rich anymore. He sold off everything and luckily for him, he died a few weeks later.” Helen lips thins with tension. It's like the more he tries to explain things, the more complicated they get. “And then how come , you inherited everything if he was broke and in debt?” “Yeah, because I was the anonymous millionaire who bought everything from him. I made money young thanks to my intelligence, and I used every single cent I had to acquire his company. With my skills and encouragement from my mother, I was able to put the empire back on its feet in less than a year. It was such a success that Mr
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It's a very awkward situation, and Leon finds himself right in the middle of it. He is surrounded by the entire Jones family, and the father is glaring right through his soul. Leon tries to nervously laugh it off, but his anxiety is very palpable. “Mister Jones, I assure you that it's all a coincidence. Helen Shankly knows me, I am not a fraud.” Leon tries to steady his shaky voice. Mr Jones snorts. “I have seen people like you, Leon. People who want to take advantage of vulnerable girls and take over their family wealth.” Leon's eyes bulges with surprise. “Sir! I swear to you that I am not that kind of person!” Leon sighs visibly with relief, once Helen returns to the group. She notices that Leon is sweaty, and she frowns. “What's the matter?” She looks around. “Oh, Daddy is just playing one of his silly pranks on Leon. He thinks that Leon is a con artist that has infiltrated the Shankly family with ill intent.” MJ rolls her eyes. “He said he looks a lot like your grandfathe

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