Chapter 2: The Billionaire's Son

The next morning Julian sat across from his mother in silence.

She finally told him everything.

When she was nineteen, she had fallen in love with Richard Whitmore—the heir to one of the richest families in the country.

Richard promised marriage.

Promised forever.

Promised a family.

Then his powerful parents discovered the relationship.

They paid her to disappear.

When she refused, they threatened her.

Richard was sent overseas.

And she never saw him again.

Weeks later she discovered she was pregnant.

With Julian.

For twenty-eight years she raised him alone.

Working double shifts.

Skipping meals.

Selling her wedding ring from her own mother just to pay school fees.

Julian's eyes filled with tears.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"Because I wanted you to succeed because of your own strength."

Before Julian could answer, his phone rang.

Unknown number.

He answered.

A weak elderly voice spoke.

"Is this Julian?"

"Yes."

"This is Richard Whitmore."

Julian froze.

The room spun.

His biological father continued.

"I've been searching for you for twenty-eight years."

Julian's mother covered her mouth.

The impossible had finally happened.