"Even when you got your first period and your mom did not pay any attention to you, it was your dad who awkwardly searched online to figure out how to help you He even went out to buy you sanitary pads."
The two kids fell silent.
It could not be refuted that I had taken care of the children with everything that I had.
After a moment, Fiona sneered, " "Enough already. No matter what he did, he's still not my real dad."
Rory chimed in, "Exactly. Look at your pathetic self, Allan. You’re not worthy of being my father."
With that, he threw a paternity test report at me. As expected, they weren’t my children. They were Sean’s.
Even though this had already become an open secret, the official confirmation still sent murmurs of shock rippling through the crowd.
"My god, the rumors were true!"
"Seriously, how could anyone believe he was their dad? He and his wife had agreed to be child-free and then suddenly she brings home a pair of twins. Even an idiot could guess what happened."
"This is brutal. His wife cheated on him, he raised another man’s kids for eighteen years and now he's handed them billions of dollars of family's fortune, only to have his children turn around and call someone else ‘Dad.’"
The crowd's laughter and ridicule were all directed at me. I had become the biggest joke of the night.
Everyone expected me to explode in rage, but instead, I calmly pulled out another document. It was a severance agreement. "Fiona, Rory," I said coolly. "Let’s end this here. We are no longer family."
A hush fell over the room. No one could not believe my statement. How could I let the children that I had raised for eighteen years just like that?
Fiona giggled. "Mr. Dellon. I couldn't ask for anything better."
Without hesitation, they signed the papers and happily took their seats beside Clara and Sean. The four of them looked at each other in understanding and laughed. They were finally abled to be together in front to public's and never had t hide again. This was a perfect little family reunion.
"Perfect," I said with a smile on my face.
I had given them the opportunity to redeem themselves. If they had even a shred of conscience, I might have left them a way out. However, human nature is like the sun; you can't stare at it for too long without being blinded.
No one could understand why a man like me, a sharp businessman who once controlled a hundred-billion-dollar empire, would willingly walk into this trap and raise someone else’s children like a fool.
"Mr. Dellon, this is a private celebration banquet now. You may leave," Clara said smugly. "Oh! While you're at it, please vacate the mansion today with your parents. The property now belongs to my children."
Clara was kicking me out.
"Not so fast." I smirked and turned to the guest to announce, "This is my children's graduation banquet. How could I leave before it even begins? Kids, come in."
Under everyone's bewildered gaze, two figures stepped into the hall.
