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I'd taken only a few steps when Myron's voice came from behind me, thick with tears. "Dad, Mom, my brother won't help me!"
"I'm going to die for sure!"
"Dad, Mom, don't blame him. I'm the one who stole his life!"
The moment the words left Myron's mouth, Caspar and Beulah panicked.
Beulah broke down, tears pouring as she clutched Myron and wept.
Caspar strode over and planted himself in my path, blocking the way.
"Lester, you're my son!"
"I'm ordering you right now. Give Myron your kidney!"
There was command in his voice when he said it, and it made me laugh.
"Mr. Henson, I already told you. I'm not your son."
Beth cut in at once. "We already have your blood sample!"
"You're the child our family lost all those years ago!"
She looked at me. "Dad wants you to come home, so come home!"
I smiled. "Miss Henson, you said it yourself. I'm the child you lost."
"And besides, haven't you been telling everyone for years that Myron is the Henson child?"
"Now suddenly you're saying I'm the one?"
I looked at the two of them. "And another thing. You show up, and the first thing out of your mouths is that I hand over a kidney to someone in your family. Does that seem reasonable to you?"
As I said it, I moved to push past Caspar and Beth.
I was already sick of the sight of both of them.
But before I could get clear, Caspar suddenly shouted, "Lester, we brought you into this world!"
"We gave birth to you, so we have the right to command you!"
"I'm telling you, you will give Myron a kidney!"
He said it like there was no room to argue. I gave him one cold look, then shoved him and Beth aside and walked out the door.
Once I was outside, I called my secretary.
"Look into the Henson family's current situation."
"And blacklist all of their business."
My voice was ice as I said it.
I hadn't wanted anything to do with this family in this life.
But they kept coming at me.
Kept demanding I give Myron a kidney.
If that was how it was going to be, there was no chance I'd ever forgive them.
"Yes, boss!"
The secretary answered at once on the other end.
I hung up and was just about to leave when the whole Henson crowd came rushing out of the orphanage.
Caspar shouted at the security guards standing at the gate, "Stop him!"
The words were barely out before the guards closed in and surrounded me.
I stared at what was happening, caught off guard for a moment.
I hadn't expected Caspar would actually dare to corner me right at the orphanage gate.
I waved a hand at a car parked not far off. My bodyguards were inside.
I signaled them to hold, then turned back to face the Hensons.
"What do you people want?"
I looked at them and asked.
"Lester, your father and mother gave birth to you!"
"Your body is ours to decide what happens to it!"
"Now you're coming with us to the hospital!"
Beth stared at me. "The doctor said Myron's body can't hold out much longer!"
"You're coming with us right now!"
"To the hospital, to give Myron that kidney!"
