Chapter 249: The Truth "Selina, donât go too far..."
"Is that question so hard to answer?" Selina said coolly. "Seems like Mrs. Perry still favors her adopted son. Sigh... maybe I should just ask Grandma Perryâ"
"I knew! Owen knew!"
Amelia gritted her teeth. "Logan, Iâm sorry. I lost my head. Owen said youâve already achieved enough and deserved a break. He offered to manage Reid Group for you... I believed him."
"Iâm your real mother. Why would I side with an adopted son to steal what belongs to you? I was just confused for a moment. Donât listen to what others say!"
"Oh?" Selina cut in sarcastically before Logan could respond.
"So now itâs all Owenâs fault? Then Mrs. Perry, shouldnât you punish him properly? A fake young master trying to steal from the real heirâshouldnât go unpunished, right?"
"Youâyou..."
"Sheâs right," Logan suddenly chuckled, his voice laced with meaning.
"The shares Owen has shouldâve been mine in the first place. If thereâs going to be a punishment, it should be thorough. Mrs. Perry, surely you wouldnât hesitate?"
A buzzing filled Ameliaâs mind. Her whole body trembled. "Logan, donât push your luck..."
"Logan, letâs go to the Perry Family," Selina said faintly. "Mrs. Perry keeps calling you her biological son, but everything she does says otherwise.
Maybe my guess is rightâmaybe you really are Annaâs son. Maybe Mrs. Perry has hated her sister all along, and thatâs why she..."
"Fine! Fine!" Amelia screamed. "Youâre my biological son! Of course I want to give you the best!"
"Great. Jack, go with Mrs. Perry to complete the share transfer," Selina ordered calmly. "If she goes back on her word, weâll head straight to the Perry Family."
Jack tried not to laugh. "Right this way, Mrs. Reid."
Ameliaâs steps were shaky as she left the room. She couldnât believe sheâd been forced into this. If the truth from back then ever came out... No. That couldnât happen.
As she staggered away, Selinaâs sarcastic voice echoed behind her:
"Honey, sure, your little brotherâs a useless, spoiled, incompetent man-child who probably canât even do basic math and still tried to take your company... but forgive him, okay?"
"Every family has to have one failure, right? Why canât it be the adopted one? Be understanding."
Amelia swayed, her vision going black, and collapsed on the spot.
Selina blinked innocently. "Oh no, Mrs. Perry fainted. Could it be sheâs pretending to avoid signing? That wonât work. Jack, take her to the doctor. As soon as she wakes up, have her sign~"
Jack: ...
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When Owen heard about the share transfer, he stormed in to confront Amelia.
"Mom! You promised Reid Group would be mine. And now you gave my shares to Logan?! Are you playing favorites because heâs your real son?"
Ameliaâs heart bled. "Of course not!"
"Then why?!"
She looked around, lowered her voice, and whispered, "Owen... itâs time you knew... You are my real son."
Owenâs eyes went wide. "What?!"
"Logan is that wenchâs spawn. We abandoned him back thenâwho wouldâve thought heâd survive and come back? I only told people you were adopted to protect you. Otherwise, everything Logan suffered over the years wouldâve happened to you instead!"
Owen shuddered as he recalled all the humiliations Logan had endured for being a "bastard"âlocked in basements, starved, left to freeze in mountain caves...
Still, he felt deeply resentful. "But Iâm your real son! And yet you told the world I was adopted!"
Amelia quickly tried to comfort him. "Donât worry, Logan wonât stay arrogant for long. The problem now is Selinaâshe seems to be getting suspicious.
We canât let her dig any further. For now, stay close to Logan, be nice to him. Make it seem like this was all a misunderstanding..."
"What?! You want me to kiss up to him?!"
"Owen, listen to me. Selina made a good pointâwhat if Annaâs child didnât die? What if you are Annaâs child?"
Ameliaâs eyes darkened. "If we legally register you as Annaâs son, youâll become the rightful heir of the Reid family. Then both the Perry and Reid legacies will be yours. Isnât that what you want?"
...
Meanwhile, Selina was growing more and more unsettled.
She had only made a guessâbut Ameliaâs reaction had been panicked, almost terrified.
"Logan, Owen is definitely Ameliaâs biological son, right? But you and Anna..."
Maybe her guess was the truth.
A full-fledged "switch at birth" conspiracy. Annaâs son never diedâhe was stolen and raised under Ameliaâs name as an illegitimate child.
All the humiliation Logan had suffered as a so-called "bastard"... was based on a lie.
"Sir! Bad news!"
Jack burst in, face grim. "Reid Chairman just called a press conference. Lookâ"
Logan watched the livestream, expression unreadable, as Daniel and Amelia put on a saintly front.
Daniel spoke first: "Weâre deeply sorry. Weâve been hiding something for years. Amelia and I made an unforgivable mistake... but weâve repented every day since."
"I married Miss Anna, yet I betrayed her by falling in love with her sister. We were wrongâso wrong. When Anna passed away, our guilt consumed us... but she left behind a child."
Selina could already guess what they were about to say.
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Daniel nodded gravely, "Yes, Owen is now grown. Itâs time the truth is known. Heâs not adoptedâheâs Anna and my biological son. The rightful heir of the Reid Family."
The press room exploded in gasps.
A reporter asked, "And Mrs. Amelia, youâre okay with passing the Reid legacy to Annaâs child?"
freÑwebnoѵel.com Amelia put on a sanctimonious smile. "Back then I was jealous, yes. But that was childish of me. Iâve spent twenty years repenting. And Owen... I raised him myself. If he can be happy, itâs the best way I can make amends to my sister."
Just like thatâOwen became Annaâs child, the legitimate heir. Daniel and Amelia were painted as remorseful, honorable guardians.
Meanwhile, Owen swaggered into Loganâs room, smirking.
"Big brother, you saw it, right? You canât beat me. Iâm the heir now. Youâre just a bastardâstop fighting whatâs already mine. The Reid Family, the Perry Family... they all belong to me."
Selina crushed the glass in her hand, teeth clenched. "I swear, Iâm going to end himâ"
Before she could finish, Logan gently took her wrist.
"Mrs. Reid," he said calmly, "donât be mad."