😱 “Mom, he’s my brother!” — said little Ashton, looking at the woman who had just stepped out onto the mansion’s terrace.
Penelope didn’t understand right away. She had just finished a morning call with the lawyers and was about to drink her coffee when she heard her son’s voice.
Turning around, she saw him — in a neat school uniform, hair perfectly combed — standing beside a barefoot boy, dirty, frightened, wearing a torn T-shirt. They were holding hands.
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— Who is that? — she whispered, stunned.
— That’s my brother, Mom. I found him by the gate. He said he came to find you…
Penelope turned pale. Her heart began to race. She stepped closer. The boy had familiar features — especially the eyes. Just like her late husband, Theodore.
Fifteen years ago, she had a difficult birth. One child survived — Ashton. The other, she was told, didn’t make it. Half-conscious, she didn’t check. Her husband handled everything. Or… did he hide something?
— What’s your name? — she asked, her voice trembling.
— Alex… — the boy whispered.
Later, it was revealed: her husband had ordered the baby to be taken from the hospital. He believed they couldn’t handle two children, especially if one was “unwanted.” The boy had been sent to an orphanage in another state. That’s where he grew up — without family, without love. Recently, he ran away after finding their address in old documents.
Penelope listened to it all in her study, clutching a cold cup of coffee. Her face remained calm, but inside, everything was collapsing.
She didn’t scream. She didn’t faint.
She simply stood up, went to the kitchen, and told the housekeeper:
— Prepare a bath. And a room for Alex. He is my son.
Since then, the house grew quieter, but warmer. Ashton shared his toys. Alex began to learn trust. And Penelope… finally realized that her perfect world could be real — as long as it was built on truth.
