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i“/iiShe /iiwas /iistanding /ion ithe /iibridge /iover ithe /iike/i. iProbably /iipting /isuicide. I don’t know why; but in ithat /imoment…she looked ilike /ian angel. iAn /iianswer /ito imy /iiprayers/i. I immediately iran /iover to her and ibegged /iiher /iifor /iihelp/i.

I could feel my eyes began to water as he began to exin how I ended up with Diana.

i“/iiMa’am/i!! Please! I need iyour /iihelp/ii!!/ii” /i

“iWhat /iiis /iiit/ii??/i”

i“/iiI/i…ineed /iiyou /iitake /iithis/i…iplease/ii!!!/i”

i“/iiTake /iiwhat/ii?? /iiWho /iiare /iiyou/ii??/ii” /i

i“/iiI /iidon’t /iihave /iitime /ito iexin/ii! /iiJust /iiplease/ii! /iiBefore /iithey /iihurt /iiher/ii!!!/i”

“iHer/ii??? /iiWhat are /iiyou /iicarrying/ii???/ii” /i

Thorton exined how he immediately shoved me into her arms and ran away. ollis. iI /iiwatched /iiher /iilook /iidown /ii“/iiI /iistood /iibehind /iia /iiwall /iiin /iithe /iiparking /iilot /iiso /iiI /iicould /iisee /iiwhat /iiher /iinext /iimov /iiat /iithe /iibaby /iiin /iiher /iiarms/i. iWatched /iiher /iiface /iiturn /ito ishock /iiand /iithen /iitears/i. iWatched /iiher /iilook /iiaround /ias iif /iishe /iiwere /iilooking /iito /iisee /iiwhere /iiI /iiwent /iibefore /iiwalking /iito /iiher /iicar /iiand /iiimmediately /iileaving/i.” /li/ol

The tears began to fall down my face as I recalled the time my mother told me I was a gift that saved her life….now I knew why. Turns out, we were each other’s saviors.

i“/iiAfterwards/ii, /iiSharon /iiconcocted /iithis /iiwhole /iistory /iiabout /iithe /iibaby /iibeing /iikidnapped /iiwhile /ishe iwas /iisleep/ii. /iiThe /iikid /iiwas /iia /iiRochester/i, iso /iiit /iiwasn’t /iihard /iito /iibelieve/ii. /iiCalvin /iilead /iia /iithree /iisearch /iibefore /iiSharon /iibegged /ihim ito /iicall /iiit /iioff/ii. /iiSaying /iithat /iishe /iiwas /iitoo /iiafraid /iito find /iithe /iichild /iidead/i…iironic /iiright/i. iBut /iiwith /iino /iiransom /iiever /iibeing /iimade/ii, /iithey /iiall /iiassumed /iithe /iiworse/ii./ibi” /i/b

i“/iiShortly /iiafter/ii, /iithey /iiadopted /iithe /iiOlivia /iikid/ii. /iiTurns /iiout/ii, /iiSharon /iihad /iiactually always /iiwanted /iia /iidaughter/ii. /iiBut /iiwhat /iishe /iididn’t /iiknow /iiwas /iithat /iiCalvin /iimade /iisure /iihis /iiDNA /iiwas /iin ithe /iisystem /iand iordered /iithat /iiif /iia /iichild /iiborn /iithat /iisame /iiday /iiand /iiyear /iiever /iicame /iiin /iithat /iiwas /iisick /iior /iihad /iian /iiident /ito iimmediately /iihave /iithem /iitested/ii. /iiOf /iicourse /iiI /iididn’t /iiknow /iithat /iieither/ii./ii” /i

So that’s how I was found. They tested my blood after the ident…so I really was a Rochester… she’d done all of that for nothing.

Kai’s brows furrowed.

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“Tell me something Thorton…iwhy /iinot /iijust /iitest /iithe /iibaby/ii? /iiAfter /iiyou /itook Gracie…you could have had her tested and ithen /iinformed Sharon iof /iithe /iiresults/ii./ii” /i

Thorton’s eyes twitched as the guilt began to overpower his gaze. fnf916 N?w ?ovel chapt?rs are published on ?ovelFind/fnf916

i“/iBecause iI /iiwas /itoo afraid of ithe /iiresults/i. iI /iihonestly /ithought for isure /iishe /iwas mine. I was afraid that iif /iI

learned the truthi, /iiI /iwouldn’t be iable /ito let her go. I icouldn’t /ido ithat /iagaini” /i

I looked at Thorton with a puzzled expression. Again?

“iWhy /iiwere /iiyou /iiso /iiconvinced/ii?/ii” /i

Thorton lit another cigarette. Took another drag and let out a deep sigh.

“iBecause /iiher /iist /iikid /iiwas /iimine/ii./ii” /i

WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!

All of our eyes widen!! Wait….does he mean….I had to know…

“iWait /ia iminute/ii!!! /iiAre /iiyou /iisaying /iiyou’re BRIAN’S /iibiological /iifather/ii???/ii” /i

Thorton nodded in response. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Thorton exined how he’d sneaked and got a paternity test for Brian one day after seeing him.

i“/iiThe /iikid /iilooked /iijust /iilike /iiI /iidid /iias /iia /iichild/i. iOver /iithe years /iihe /iiended /iiup favoring /iiSharon/i, ibut /iias /iia /iichild/ii…/iimy spitting /iiimage/ii. /iiOf /iicourse /iihe /iiwas /iia /iiboy/ii, /iiso /iithere /iiwere /iinever /iiany /iiworries of /iia /iipaternity /iitest/i.”

I swallowed hard. This was all too much.

“iDoes /iiSharon /iiknow/ii?/ii” /i

i“/iiYeah/ii…/iishe /iiknows/i. I itold /iiher /iiimmediately /iiafter /iifinding /iiout/ii…/iiasked /iiher /iito /iirun /iiaway /iiwith /iime/i. iBut /iishe /iisaid /iishe /iicouldn’t/ii…/iithat /iiCalvin /iiwould /iifind /iusi…/iithat /iiit /iiwasn’t /iithe /iitype /iiof /iilife /iia /iichild /iishould /iihave/ii. /iiThat /iishe /iiLOVED /iiour /iibaby /iitoo /iimuch /ito imake /iihim /iisuffer/ii./ii” /i

i“/iiOf /iicourse /iiI /iirealized /iiter /iion/ii…/iishe /iijust /iiwanted /iito /iisecure /iiher ce /iias /iia /iiRochester/ii. /iiCalvin /iiwas /iithe /iionly /iione /iiwith /iithree /iisons/i…iand /iibecause /iihe /iiwas /iithe /iioldest/ii, /iihis /iithree /iisons /iiwould /iiinherit /iimajority /iiof /iithe /iibusinesses/ii./ii” /i

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Kai’s brows furrowed.

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i“/iiTell /iime /iisomething /iiThorton/ii…/iiwhy /iinot /iijust /iitest /iithe /iibaby/ii? /iiAfter /iiyou /itook Graciei…/iiyou /iicould /iihave /iihad /iiher /iitested /iiand /iithen /iiinformed /iiSharon /iof ithe /iiresults/i.i” /i

Thorton’s eyes twitched as the guilt began to overpower his gaze.

“iBecause /iiI /iiwas /iitoo /iiafraid /iof ithe /iiresults/i. iI /iihonestly /iithought /ifor isure /iishe /iiwas /iimine/ii. /iiI /iiwas /iiafraid /iithat /iiif /ibiI /i/b

ilearned /iithe /iitruth/ii, /iiI /iiwouldn’t /ibe iable /ito ilet /iiher /iigo/i. iI /iicouldn’t /ido ithat /iiagain/ii” /i

I looked at Thorton with a puzzled expression. Again?

“iWhy /iiwere /iiyou /iiso /iiconvinced/ii?/ii” /i

Thorton lit another cigarette. Took another drag and let out a deep sigh.

“iBecause /iiherst /iikid /iiwas /iimine/ii./ii” /i

WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!

All of our eyes widen!! Wait….does he mean….I had to know…

“iWait /ia iminute/ii!!! /iiAre /iiyou /iisaying /iiyou’re /iiBRIAN’S /iibiological /iifather/ii???/ib” /b

Thorton nodded in response. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Thorton exined how he’d sneaked and got a paternity test for Brian one day after seeing him.

i“/iiThe /iikid /iilooked /iijust /iilike /iiI /iidid /ias ia /iichild/ii. /iiOver /iithe /iiyears /iihe /iiended /iiup /iifavoring /iiSharon/i, ibut /iias /iia /iichild/i…imy /iispitting /iiimage/ii. /iiOf /iicourse /iihe /iiwas /iia /iiboy/ii, /iso ithere /iiwere /iinever /iiany /iiworries /iiof /iia /iipaternity /iitest/ii./ii” /i

I swallowed hard. This was all too much.

“iDoes /iiSharon /iiknow/ii?/ii” /i

“iYeah/i…ishe /iiknows/i. I itold /iiher /iiimmediately /iiafter /iifinding /iiout/ii…/iiasked /iiher /ito run iaway /iiwith /iime/i. iBut /iishe /iisaid /iishe /iicouldn’t/ii…/iithat /iiCalvin /iiwould /iifind /iius/ii…/iithat /iiit /iiwasn’t /iithe /iitype /iiof /iilife /iia /iichild /iishould /iihave/i. iThat /iishe /iiLOVED /iiour /iibaby /iitoo /iimuch /iito /iimake /iihim /iisuffer/ii./ii” /i

i“/iiOf /iicourse /iiI /iirealized /iiter /ioni…/iishe /iijust /iiwanted /ito isecure /iiher /iice /ias a iRochester/i. iCalvin /iiwas /iithe /iionly /iione /iiwith /iithree /isons…iand /iibecause /iihe /iiwas /iithe /iioldest/ii, /iihis /iithree /iisons /iiwould /iiinherit /iimajority /iiof /iithe /iibusinesses/i.”

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I shook my head in disgust. My mother was a real monster. She’d protected Brian to secure her ce and ordered my death for the same reasons.

i“/iiAnyway/ii…/iiafter /iiwhat /iihappened /iithat /iinight/i, iI /iiended /iiour /iiaffair/ii. /iiShe /iididn’t /iieven /iibat /iian /ieye. When I found iout /iishe /iadopted ithe /iigirl/i…imy /iiheart /iitore /iiinto /ia imillion /iipieces/i. iAnd /ithen…twelve iyears /iiter/i…you showed up iagain/i. iAlthough /iithe /iicircumstances /iiwere /iitragic/ii, /iiI /iwas id /iiSharon’s /ikarma was iing /iiback /ito ibite /i

iher/ii./i”

I furrowed my brows…is that what I was? Sharon’s karma? Thorton continued to speak.

i“/iiI /iwant you to know iGrd/ii…./iiI /iialways /iiknew /iiwhere /iiyou /iiwere/ii. /iI’d ifollowed /iiup /iion /iiDiana /iiTeagues /iiand /iilearned /iishe /iiwas /ian amazing imother/i….iI /iidon’t /iiexpect /iiyou /ito iever /iiforgive /iime/ii…/iibut /iiI /iihope /iiyou /iknowi…. /iiI /iidon’t /iiregret /iigiving /iiyou /iito /iiher /iithat /iinight/i. iYou /iideserved /iibetter /iithan /iiyour /iimother /iiand /iime/ii./ii” /i

My eyes watered up and the tears began to flow. Kai embraced me as Tyler and Parys rubbed my back. After letting out every single tear. of sadness I would ever cry again, bI /bsmiled warmly. I finally got my answers. Finally learned the truth.

Turns out my adoptive mother wasn’t some i‘/iithief/ii‘/i. Instead, she was an angel…my guardian angel.

I collected myself and stood up. Kai immediately stood up as well. I looked down at Benard Teagues no longer holding any hatred for him. Instead, I pitied him. Pitied him for being foolish enough to

ch his only son be fall in love with such a cruel and evil woman. A woman that forced him to raised by another man while ordering him to destroy his possible only daughter…all for greed and

status.

“Release ihim/ii./ii” /i

Kai’s eyes immediately darted to me.

i“/iiGracie/ii…/iiare /iiyou /iisure/ii? /iiYou /iidon-/i”

i“/iiI’m /iisure/ii./ii” /i

I looked at Calvin and smiled lightly.

“iI /iiowe /iihim /iiKai/ii./ii” /i

Kai’s face twisted with anger.

“iYou /iidon’t /iiowe /iihim /iiany-/ii” /i

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i“/iiYes /iiI do/ii. /iiKai/ii…/iiif /iiit /iweren’t ihim/ii, /iiI /iiwouldn’t /iihave /iibeen /iifortunate /iienough /ito be iwith /imy real bmother/bb… /biDiana/ii. /iiI /iialso /iiwould /iihave /iinever /iimet /iiyou/i…so ifor /iithat /iireason/ii…/iI owe ihim /iia /iidebt/i. This is my bipayment/i/bbi./i/bb” /b

Looking at Ramone, I repeated in a stern voice.

i“/iiRelease /ihim.”

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