The Revenge of the Mute Wife by Melanie Paulson

Chapter 312

"Obviously. Or do you see anyone else?" the man asked sarcastically, pointing out that they were the only ones washing their hands at that moment. "Who are you, and what do you want?" the boy asked, frowning.

"Who I am isn't important, but let's say I've been looking for you to talk about something very important."

"And how can you tell me something important when you're a stranger?"

"Wow, for a kid, you sure use your brain."

"And you, for being a competitor of my family's company, are kind of dumb."

"What..." Gabriel was now surprised, looking at the boy who smiled arrogantly.

"Well, now you're not a stranger, but you still are to me

"Wait a minute. How do you know who I am?"

"Oh, please..." James said in a bored tone, letting out an audible sigh. "Remember, the internet exists, and these days nothing is a secret." "Tch... whatever."

"Bye bye then. I'm not supposed to talk to strangers."

"But you're already talking to me, so now you need to listen to me," the older man said, trying to grab his arm to keep him from leaving. "Let go of me!"

"Calm down, James. Instead of being aggressive with me, you should thank me for what I'm going to tell

you."

"Let me go. I don't want to listen to you," James ordered, trying to break free.

"Well, you have to listen because your whole life is a lie."

"What?" James was now scared, looking him in the eyes. "What are you talking about?"

"That's right, James. It turns out you've been living a big lie.

"Huh?"

"That's right, kiddo, because it turns out your mother's been lying to you. You aren't..." The biological son of Jayden Cooper," the boy said in a monotone voice. "Correct, and

your real father is..." Gabarted to say but then realized something "Wait... you knew?"

"That's personal, and I'm not obligated to answer you," James said, managing to free himself from his grip. "Now it's my turn to ask: why are you telling me this? What were you hoping to gain?" "Um... well, L...

"Yes, I'd like to know what you gain from this too. Because this is a personal matter for the Cooper

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family," Max said, opening the bathroom door with his phone in hand to record what was happening.

"Who are you?"

"I'm the boy's bodyguard. I pretended to hide to see what you were up to, which means I recorded everything."

"What?" Now the older man was a little nervous and worried about that information

"Don't bother explaining. I already called the police for harassment."

"You're joking, right?"

""Nope," James said.

"I noticed you following us ever since we left the Peterson company, so we planned this controlled encounter to see what you wanted," Max said.

"Controlled?" Gabriel repeated, confused.

"That's right, which is why we came to this specific restaurant. It belongs to my brother-in-law, so we have maximum security and control over the situation," Elliot said, appearing to block the main door along with a blond man, showing his annoyance. "..." Gabriel was scared, realizing he was cornered.

"When Max informed us of what was happening, we contacted my brother-in-law to make sure everything was ready because we couldn't understand why you were following us," Elliot explained. "Now I ask you, who do you think you are, telling my nephew something like that?"

""Well, I..."

"Wow. We thought you were just a pedophile, but you turned out to be something much worse," Harry said, frowning as he stepped in. ""Harry..." Elliot said.

"Yes, brother-in-law, the police are already inside the restaurant and are on their way to take him away," the blond man said angrily.

Gabriel trembled a little, clearly at a disadvantage against three young men.

"Now, just give me one damn good reason not to smash your face in. My nephew was supposed to find out about this later when his parents felt it was the right time to tell him the truth," Elliot demanded, clenching his fists.

"Uncle..." James was worried to see him so upset, so he ran over to hug him and try to calm him down. "Don't worry, Mr. Peterson, we'll handle this." Just then, several police officers entered.

Gabriel was terrified; he never thought something like this would happen. But despite his protests and struggles, the officers took him away in handcuffs to the police station on charges of harassing a minor.

Obviously, the arrest caused a big scene, and everyone in the place took out their phones to record what was happening and to try to find out what had happened.

Elizabeth ran over, scared to see that her brother had been the target, and hugged him, crying.

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Meanwhile, George and Erika had an idea of what was going on. Naturally, they'd thought it would be a stalker or a pedophile, not a crazy man revealing James's true origins.

But what worried George and Elliot the most was learning that James already knew the truth. They wanted to know how he found out as they'd known that Deborah had planned to wait until he was a teenager to tell him.