2025-05-14 03:45:48“How dare you?! You are a filthy and useless man! You can never be my husband!” She screams at him. “There is only one man in this world for me, and that's Damien Shankly!”
“Damien?” Leon runs his hand over his face. “The same man that abandoned you after the accident?” Victoria sighs as she steps forward. “Okay, Leon, enough of this madness. My daughter is awake now, and I consider our contract to be void, after all, you disobeyed me. Pack your things and leave now!” Leon holds his hand over his chest, this is a betrayal that he will never recover from! He has been used for three years by the Xavier family! Selina folds her hands. “My lawyer will bring the divorce papers very soon, and you will sign them.” “You are throwing me out like a dog, Selina! That's unfair, I gave you my all for three years!” Leon cries out as he steps forward. Victoria scoffs. “And so what, Leon? We allowed you to marry into our family, is that not gracious enough?” “What has Damien done that I haven't done for Selina?!” He asks. “I took care of her, but he abandoned her for three years!” “And he gave me the injection that woke me up!” Selina roars back in his face. Leon is numb. Did Damien really get Selina to stand up after three years? Is he the miracle worker? Selina and her mother see the heavy shock on Leon's face, and this makes them look at each other and laugh. “You think that Damien is useless and unknown like you? He is the youngest child of the Shankly family! His sister is a marvelous doctor and they have the biggest medical and investment empire! His sister's newest drug has brought me back to consciousness, even though I have to take it everyday to remain awake, else it will be temporary. She is busy, but she will soon give me a permanent cure in a week!” Leon swallows a hard lump of sorrow. He was going to be a doctor too, he was in his third year of medical school, but he dropped out after what happened to his adoptive mother… He is lost in this situation, wasting his love on a comatose woman that won't even appreciate him now. He still has to take care of his mother, so he has to accept defeat and look for a way to benefit from this for the last time. “I won't be divorcing you.” He declares. “Excuse me?” Selina glares. “I have a right in this marriage, so I can say I won't divorce you.” He says. “Except you agree to give me $3000 every month.” “Excuse you!” Victoria snaps at him. “How dare you try to squeeze cash out of my family? You are a gold digger!!” “You can call me all you want, but I will use the $3000 to treat my mother. Agree to give me that sum every month, for two years, and we have a deal.” He expects Selina to burst out in even more rage, but she smiles wickedly and folds her hands. “$3000? Is that what you want? That money is chicken change to my family, our dogs’ treats are more expensive than that, so it's not a problem…” Leon sighs with relief. Seems that Selina still has a little bit of humanity, after all. His plan is to use the money for his mother's medication. “Thank you, Selina.” “But under one condition.” “Anything, I will do.” He shrugs. She smirks as she slowly tosses her left leg forward. “I will agree, if you go down on your knees and kiss my beautiful feet.” Leon feels shame settle on him like a heavy blanket. He looks at his mother-in-law, but she is amused by what her daughter has just said. “Go on, Leon. Show us how important your poor mother is to you.” Does he have a choice? The money will keep his mother alive till he is able to find a good job to sustain both of them, so he goes down on his knees. He shuts his eyes as he leans forward to kiss her feet, he just wants to be done with it. What he doesn't know is that Selina has moved her foot back, before gathering enough momentum to kick him in his face. He falls over, bleeding from his broken nose. She laughs and throws her head back with her mother. “Look at this worthless fool, mum? He will do anything for money. I can't believe you allowed him to even get married to me!” Leon takes out his handkerchief and holds it over his nose. This is the most humiliating day of his life.
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When they get to Love hearts hospital's parking lot, Helen turns off the car. “I can't thank you enough, Miss Shankly.” Leon bows. “Thank you for saving my life today. I owe you.” Helen's hands tighten around the wheel. “You don't have to thank me for anything, Leon. This is what big sisters do. Just promise me one thing, okay?” Leon shifts on his seat. “Sure, Miss Shankly. I will do anything you want.” She rolls her eyes. “I want you to first of all, stop calling me ma'am, Miss Shankly, all of that! I might be someone important to everyone else, but I am just your big sister, okay?” Leon snickers. “Alright. What's the second?” She turns to make sure that she is looking him in the eyes. “I want you to promise that you will call me if you need anything. Okay?” Anything? Leon feels a tight pain behind his throat. He needs some money to handle his mother's hospital bill immediately, but he can't bring himself to ask his sister. His adoptive parents didn't bring him up to take
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Leon has never felt this beaten down by life. Not when his adoptive father died, not when Selina practically spat in his face. A few drops of tears roll down his cheeks as he realizes that his mother is about to slip out of his hands. He has lost his biological mother, he won't lose his adoptive mother too. Not even the devil will be able to take her away from him. He wipes his eyes with the back of his left hand and lifts the phone back to his ear. “Listen to me, mum. You are not going to die. I am going to get the money right now, and you will get the treatment.” He assures her. His mother chuckles painfully at the other side. “My poor boy, don't you understand? Mrs Xavier cancelled it a few weeks before, and has been giving us fake cheques. That means that I have exhausted any chance to get treatments on loan. I have to pay that off, before they even consider giving me a bed.” “I will get the money!” Loen quickly declares, surprising himself. “Hold on for me, I will be ther
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Helen Shankly's car is the nicest that Leon has ever rode in his life. He is not used to the cool conditioning, so he runs his hands against each other. Helen faces wrinkles with amusement. “Do you want us to turn the air conditioning off?” Leon sniffs with embarrassment. “No, it's fine. I'm just reacting from the medicine.” She nods with understanding. “I understand that you are still recovering, and all, but I just want you to visit our family home. Do you know that mum gave birth to you right in our mansion? Dad hired the best doctors to make the birth safe for both of you.” She says. Leon forces a smile, even though it feels so awkward for him to be discussing the biological parents that he doesn't even remember their faces. Helen notices it, so she quickly changes the topic, maybe it's not the right time.She brings out her phone and finds a picture that they took, all three of the Shankly sisters. “Here, we are your sisters.” She shows him the picture. “This is me, Helen
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Leon feels the crushing weight of all of this heavy on his chest. It's too much information all at once. He has been through so much tragedy in his life, that he can't believe that his fortune has suddenly changed. He doesn't believe that he is Shankly's lost heir. It takes a heavy toll on him, that he finds himself staggering back to the bed, and Helen rushes to help him. “Come on, Leon, please be careful,” she holds onto his arm. “Argh, Miss, please. I don't want to stain your expensive clothes with my blood.” He winces. “Please,” she snorts. “How does that matter when you are my brother?” She performs a few examinations, to know that he is not in any real danger, then she leaves the doctor to administer the rest of the drugs to him. Leon needs help immediately. Not only physically, but in many aspects of his life. Thinking about all the trauma he has experienced in his life, she finds herself at the very brink of tears. Helen is a doctor, she has a deep background in ps
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She shifts in her chair, as she prepares her approach. “Mister, can I ask you a question. This mark on your hand, is it a real birthmark or a tattoo?” Leon looks at the star birthmark on his right hand. He used to be fascinated by it, but he never gave it too much of a thought. He smirks as he runs the fingers of his other hand over it. “It's a birthmark. I can't afford a tattoo.” Helen's heart skips a couple of beats, but she maintains her calm with a smile. “I'm going to ask you a question, now. Do you remember your life when you were a toddler?” He shakes his head. “I'm adopted. My parents found me, and took care of a poor orphan like me."“An orphan?” She pulls her eyebrows up. “Yes, ma'am.” Helen breathes in deeply. “Do you know even the slightest details from your life before adoption?” Leon stops to think for a while. “Well, I think I have three sisters, but I am not sure.” Helen's lips quiver with anxiety. “And what's your name, please? Please tell me the truth.”“
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Helen Shankly is pacing around the room. Leon has been treated and stabilized. Tests have been run, and she is waiting for the results. She takes out a picture of the twins, and holds it next to Leon's face. They look like siblings, sharing a number of features, even though he is oddly lean for a man his age. She swipes to a picture of her, and all she gets is assurance that this is her brother. The last confirmation for her is getting a picture of her father and when she places it next to his face, her heart stops for a second. This man is her father's twin. She holds her hand over her mouth as she steps away. Her eyes swell with tears, she can't believe this! She takes a picture of the star birthmark on his arm, before she leaves the room. She immediately puts a call through to both of her sisters at the same time.They live abroad , and can't come down, but thankfully, they are all so close that they pick the call immediately. “Hello, big sister.” Doreen yawns. “What's up,
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Damien laughs as he kisses her forehead. She is so tough, and he loves her for it. “Don't worry, we will punish Leon Smith soon. We can even throw him into jail, but right now, we have some catching up to do.” She catches the cue. She tosses her phone away, and they both crash against the bed. They are making out heavily, but suddenly, Selina seems to be losing interest. Damien notices this, so he stops for a second. “What's the problem now, my love?” “I can't go back to being unconscious.” She sighs. “I need that drug everyday. How can I get it every day when it's not even out in the market? It's not for sale!” Damien laughs. “Come on, Selina. I'm the heir of the Shankly empire, my sisters won't say no to me. I can get a million of those from my sister, Helen, you don't have to worry.” Her worried face breaks into a smile. She snakes her hands around him. “That's why I love you so much. I've missed you!” ****Leon can barely see, because Damien hit him severally in his eyes.
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4. This has got to be the most humiliating day of his life. He watches all the servants stare at him with pity. He is still shaking, because he has not eaten anything for more than a few days, and he just got the beating of his life. He is holding his hand over his stomach, as he looks at his precious pendant in Damien's hand. Why isn't he giving it back? Selina smirks by the side. “This is your apology? I don't think that it came from your heart. You will kneel right where you are for the next five hours, and that's the only way you will be forgiven.”Leon heaves as he looks from one person to the other. Finally, he looks up to the grey sky. “But it's about to rain any moment from now. I am going to get sick from the cold.” Selina looks at him from his head to his toes. “And what has that got to do with me? Get down on your knees, or you will regret disobeying me.” With that, she gives Damien another kiss and seductively walks away. “I'm just going to take a shower, babe. You
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“Don't worry, I have already signed the divorce papers.” Leon says to him. “Good!” Damien chuckles. “And I don't want you to ever come back here to beg for my wife's love!” This last statement angers Leon because how can this man call Selina his wife when it was Leon that nursed and took care of her for three years?!“Your wife?!” Leon throws his bag down. “Are you dead ass right now?! I was the one who nursed her back to this state for three years, while you ran away like a fucking coward!” Damien smirks and pushes his hair away from his face. “Well, it's not your sister that made the miracle drug that has given her back her consciousness for the first time in three years.” He tells him. “Don't ever compare me to your useless self, you stupid boy.” “Fuck you.” Leon yells at him. “You are never going to be a real man! You will never be Selina's true husband!” Leon is so upset that he couldn't stop himself. Running his mouth makes Damien boil with rage, and this makes him give Le
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