Chapter 3

Kelly and Chloe's faces turned iron-blue as they looked at me.

"Sebastian, let me tell you, we have real power in the group, while you're still in school. You're the one who should get lost!"

"What's going on? Why are you all standing here instead of taking your seats?"

A dignified, extraordinary-looking middle-aged woman pushed her way in.

She was Pablo, the CEO of SUN Group, and also my biological mother.

But she rushed to Wood's side, raising her hand to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes.

"Wood, don't cry~ Who bullied you?"

"Tell me quickly, I'll get justice for you right now!"

Kelly pointed at me angrily: "Who else but Sebastian, this bastard who doesn't know his place, would dare to bully Wood right under my nose?"

After hearing this, my mother displeased gave me a slap.

"Sebastian, you've got some nerve, using your position to bully Wood."

"Kneel down and apologize to Wood right now, or you won't see a penny of living expenses for the next year."

Looking at my mother who blamed me without distinguishing right from wrong, my eyes filled with disappointment.

Sure enough, Mother was still the same as in my previous life, blindly favoring Wood along with my two sisters.

Although I'd anticipated this, my heart still couldn't help but ache.

I never understood before—I was clearly Mother's son, while Wood was just my sisters' plaything.

But I was mistakenly whipped twice by Mother, and those two scars are still on my arm today.

Afterward, Mother not only stopped letting my two sisters keep Wood, but also used connections to send Wood to America's best university.

Most importantly, Mother issued an ultimatum to my two sisters:

If they really liked Wood, they should compete fairly and work hard to marry him into the family.

And whoever succeeded in getting Wood would be Mother's heir.

In my previous life, Mother's abnormal behavior made me very curious, so I secretly investigated Wood's background.

Later I learned that Wood was actually my mother's first love's son.

Wood looked a lot like his father, and Mother recognized him the first time she saw him.

The lethal power of a dead first love was indeed formidable—a similar face was enough to firmly capture my mother's heart.

It was just pitiful for my deceased father, who died without knowing that Mother harbored another man in her heart.

Thinking of this, I looked at Mother mockingly.

"I won't apologize!"

"But since my two sisters say Wood is their brother, the heir to SUN Group, shouldn't Mother have something to explain to everyone?"

Hearing this, Wood immediately looked at my mother with an aggrieved expression, because he knew Mother feared his tears most.

Sure enough, seeing Wood cry until his face turned white, Mother immediately gave me two more slaps.

"Explain what? They're right. Wood is my good son, the heir to SUN Group."

Looking at my mother lying through her teeth, I roared at her directly:

"Pablo, how can you face my dead father? Do you dare touch your conscience and say those words again?"

"Throw this trash who bullied your brother out."

Looking at my cold, merciless mother, my feelings were mixed.

Heh, this was the woman my father loved his whole life?

This was the biological mother I'd looked up to for 18 years?

I don't think Father anticipated before he died that after his death, the two daughters he kindly adopted would harm his precious son for a lover.

And his wife would not only fail to protect their son, but would drive him out of the house for her first love's child.

At this moment, I truly felt sorrow for myself and my deceased father.

I raised my head, meeting Mother's gaze directly, and said coldly:

"This is my family's SUN Group. It's not the place for you outsiders to swagger around!"

I deliberately said "my family's" very loudly.

As soon as the words left my mouth, Mother flew into a complete rage.

She had my two sisters rush up and pin me down, making me unable to move.

"Your family's? How ridiculous!"

Then Mother walked behind me, grabbed my neck, and slammed my forehead hard against the glass wall of the hall.

"I've been managing SUN Group all these years. Why can't it be Pablo's? Why can't I decide the heir?"

I held back the tears in my eyes and shouted firmly: "SUN Group is my grandfather's. I'm the group's only heir!"

"Bang bang bang!" As soon as I finished speaking, my forehead was pushed against the glass wall again.

Mother continued roaring: "Sebastian, stop daydreaming!

I gave SUN Group to Wood as a betrothal gift last year. Whoever marries Wood gets to inherit SUN Group!"

Mother's words shocked everyone present. People looked at Wood with even more intense gazes.

At that moment, an aged but sharp male voice came from behind me.

"Pablo, have the guts to say that again! Who is the heir to SUN Group?"