Chapter 500\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAbsolutely,\u201d Haskell confirmed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rage flashed in Zoltan\u2019s eyes. He slammed the piece down on the table.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo that fortune teller who said your brother would bring bad luck\u2013that was your father\u2019s doing as well?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell remained silent, which was an answer in itself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour father can spend the rest of his life rotting in that facility for all I care!\u201d Zoltan wasn\u2019t particularly bothered by his son having illegitimate children. But to scheme against his own family, to manipulate him, to get his way? That was unforgivable. Who knew what Thatch would plot next for the sake of his bastards? His own life? After all, he had already plotted against the life of his own\u00a0<\/p>\n
son.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once his anger subsided, a wave of guilt washed over him. He looked at Haskell. \u201cHave you found any trace of your real brother?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was his order, after all, that had sent the infant Draven away, giving Thatch the opportunity to make the switch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell swept the piece from the board. \u201cNo. Thatch denies everything.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course he does!\u201d Zoltan\u2019s face was grim. \u201cI will have my own people investigate your brother\u2019s whereabouts.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you, Grandpa.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve lost every game tonight. I\u2019m done,\u201d Zoltan said, rising and leaving the study.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell followed in his wheelchair, watching as the butler escorted his grandfather to his room before heading toward his own quarters in the rear courtyard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He saw Larissa\u2019s message and replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
[I was just playing chess with my grandfather.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her response was quick:\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Oh~ Have you showered yet?]\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Not yet. It\u2019s late. You should sleep if you\u2019re tired.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Yeah, I am pretty exhausted. I even fell asleep in the car on the way home. I\u2019m going to bed. Goodnight, Haskell~]\u00a0<\/p>\n
[Goodnight, Larissa.]\u00a0<\/p>\n
He sent a goodnight emoji and waited a moment to make sure she wasn\u2019t replying before putting his phone down and wheeling himself into the bathroom.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After his shower, he transferred himself from the wheelchair to the bed, carefully positioning his legs, which were just beginning to regain some feeling. He then opened the drawer of his nightstand and took out a faded photograph.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
22:02\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 500\u00a0<\/p>\n
It showed a five\u2013year\u2013old him holding his newborn brother. His mother had taken the picture. On the back, in his own childish scrawl, were the words: Mom, I promise I\u2019ll find a way to bring him home.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had written it after his mother died in a car accident while searching for his brother, a secret vow he was terrified of forgetting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Years later, when he had finally secured his position in the family and earned his grandfather\u2019s trust, he had convinced the old man to bring his brother back. He never imagined the boy he welcomed home was an impostor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry, Mom. I\u2019m sorry I failed you and my brother,\u201d Haskell whispered, his fingers tracing the blurred faces in the photograph. His voice was low but firm. \u201cBut I promise you, as long as I\u2019m alive, I will find him. And if he\u2019s gone, I will make sure Thatch joins him in death.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Outside, the leaves rustled in the wind, as if in reply.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell placed the photo back in the drawer and closed it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The next day, after being discharged from the hospital, Finley didn\u2019t move in with Leopold. Instead, he rented his own apartment and immediately contacted a director widely considered to be even more\u00a0<\/p>\n
talented than Benedict.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He hadn\u2019t approached this director before because the man had retired from the industry years ago due to health issues after filming five critically acclaimed series.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But now, desperate for his sister\u2019s forgiveness, he knew he had to convince him to return.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
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