“That’s not possible!” Ralph did not believe he would not have succeeded.
He had everything well-prepared, and his mother’s betrayal was the only miscalculation. “How would I lose if you hadn’t sided with Alex? No way! There’s no f*cking away!’
“I guess you’re unaware that Alex knew about your birth long ago, even before me, but he told no one about it. If you don’t push him too far, he won’t expose you, but you…”
Margaret only learned about it later, but Alexander knew about it long ago. Being the head of the family, he had sorted through the clues and discovered the truth, but he refrained from exposing it out of consideration for his grandma and because Ralph grew up in the family.
Most importantly, as Hugo was the one who brought Ralph into the family and he had been keeping it a secret, Alexander would not tell anyone about it out of respect for his grandpa.
However, Ralph had forced Alexander into a corner and unwittingly brought himself closer to his own downfall.
“What?” He had never expected Alexander to know and keep it a secret. He found it hard to believe. “No way! No f*cking way! He would have kicked me out of the family long ago if he had known. He wouldn’t have allowed me to stay until now, let alone hold the family meeting. That makes no sense at all!
“Mom, he must’ve duped you! You think he’s a nice and generous guy, do you? If he is magnanimous, he should announce to all our relatives that I’m still a member of the Russell family and that someone had maliciously faked the DNA report. He must also promise not to take away everything under my name, including the properties!”
Ralph looked around and thought he could challenge Alexander to do that for him.
‘Doesn’t Alex want to show he’s generous and forgiving? Then he should let bygones be bygones. Then I can at least keep what belongs to me.’
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