Chapter 1475


    Chapter 1475


    In the Webb family’s study, Mr. Webb Sr. gazed at a bracelet on his desk, his lips pursed in silence.


    Thomas looked at him, his face full of self-deprecation. “I’ve never understood why you treat me and


    Peter so differently. I used tofort myself that maybe it was because I’m the eldest son, so you were


    overly strict with me. But now I understand that you hate me, you’re incredibly harsh on me not to


    toughen me up, but because I’m not one of the Webb family’s children.”


    Mr. Webb Sr. puffed on his cigar, looking at him. “Who has been filling your head with this nonsense?”


    “No one has been filling my head with anything” Thomas replied, his emotions rising. “Kisa has been


    searching for her brother who has a blood-red birthmark on his chest and a bracelet. So please exin,


    what’s the deal with the birthmark on my chest and this bracelet?”


    Mr. Webb Sr. exhaled a smoke ring slowly. “Don’t forget that Peter also has a birthmark on his chest


    and a bracelet like this.”


    “But Peter couldn’t possibly be her brother. You love Peter so much; how could he be someone else’s


    child? Dad, I won’t argue about how you have treated me differently all these years. I just want to know


    if I’m really your biological child or not.”


    “Yes,” Mr. Webb Sr. answered without hesitation, his tone affirmative. “You are my child, the Webb


    family’s child.”


    “It’s impossible,” Thomas argued, his emotions surging. “If I really am the Webb family’s child, why


    were you so harsh and strict with me all these years?”


    Mr. Webb Sr. pursed his lips and remained silent.


    Thomas looked at him andughed self-deprecatingly. “Dad, you don’t have to keep lying to me. Even


    if I’m not the Webb family’s child, I still appreciate all the care and upbringing you have given me. But


    since I’m not your child, it is not appropriate for me to stay here any longer. I have thought about it for a


    long time and decided to move out.”


    Thomas picked up the bracelet from the desk and started walking out.


    Mr. Webb Sr. quickly stopped him, seemingly struggling for a while before he frowned helplessly. “It’s


    exactly because you are my biological child that I have the right to be strict with you. On the other


    hand, I can only spoil the child of someone who has helped us. Do you understand?”


    Thomas was shaken to his core. He turned around in disbelief to face Mr. Webb Sr. and asked, “Peter


    is the son of our benefactor? You mean to say that he’s the child of the Kooper family’s eldest son?”


    “Ah!” Mr. Webb Sr. heaved a heavy sigh and took a drag of his cigar. “The Kooper family’s eldest son


    did me a great favor in the past, and I owe him my life. It was only right for me to raise his child.”


    “So, Peter’s father is really the Kooper family’s eldest son, and he is really Kisa’s brother?”


    Outside the room, Peter stood motionless, as if struck by lightning.


    “Then what about the birthmark on my chest and this bracelet?” Thomas asked urgently.


    “Peter is the child of the Kooper family’s eldest son and Emilia,” Mr. Webb Sr. replied. “The Kooper


    family’s eldest son brought the child to me and entrusted me to take care of him. He also instructed me


    to hide the child’s identity. Since you and Peter were born around the same time, I announced to the


    world that you were twins, and I had a reputable doctor ce a birthmark identical to Peter’s on your


    chest.”


    “So, this bracelet is also a copy of his?” Thomas asked.


    Mr. Webb Sr. nodded. “To avoid suspicion about Peter’s identity, I showered him with love and attention


    from a young age and neglected you. I’m sorry, son. I’ve let you down all these years.”


    Thomas gave a bitterugh. “So, I’ve be a tool to hide his true identity.”


    Mr. Webb Sr. tightly gripped his son’s arm and urgently said, “It’s not like that. I’m just helping Peter


    because of a debt I owe. In my heart, you’re the only son I have, my own flesh and blood.”


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    Outside, the snowkes were gently falling, covering the Oceanvillendscape in a nket of white.


    Peter silently chuckled to himself and turned, his long shadow following him as he walked down the


    corridor. Suddenly, he felt like he was a joke, an outcast, an unworthy fool.


    Meanwhile, Kisa could not sleep and decided to look out the window. Instead, she saw Peter standing


    alone in the snow. Ever since the first day she met the Webb family, she had sensed that there was


    something off about Peter.


    Seeing him stand there motionless, Kisa furrowed her brow and grabbed her coat from the chair. But


    just as she was about to leave, Gilbert’s cold voice stopped her in her tracks.


    “What are you doing up at this hour?” Gilbert snapped.


    “You go back to sleep. I’m going downstairs for a bit. I’ll be back soon,” Kisa replied, without looking


    back.


    Gilbert was furious and threw off his covers. He pulled on his coat and headed to the window, his


    irritation palpable.


    Kisa bundled up in her coat and caught up with Peter, eyeing him curiously. “It’ste and it’s snowing


    What are you doing standing out here?” she asked.


    Peter turned slowly, his eyes staring at hers. There was a strange glint in them, one that Kisa could not


    quite decipher. It was a mix of doubt, mockery, and sorrow. It was the first time she had seen such a


    complicated emotion in his eyes.


    She anxiously asked, “What’s going on, Peter?”


    “What is the point of existence?” Peter asked suddenly.


    Kisa was taken aback. She could not understand how the usually arrogant and domineering Peter had


    suddenly be so sentimental.


    She eximed, “What is wrong with you? Are you still upset about the marriage your father arranged


    for you? You don’t have to worry about it. If you don’t like it, just refuse it. By the way, have you heard


    from Jolinately? Since you returned to Oceanville, she has left Calthon, saying that there was some


    trouble at home. I have been trying to contact her, but-hey-”


    Kisa did not finish her sentence before she saw Peter turning around and walking out of the courtyard


    She hurriedly caught up with him, but he suddenly turned around and growled at her in disgust, “Don’t


    follow me!”


    Kisa was taken aback by his outburst. He was crying andughing at the same time, like a bundle of


    contradictions.


    He shook his head continuously and murmured, “I shouldn’t have existed. I shouldn’t have existed in


    this world…”


    He muttered to himself and suddenly ran outside as if he had gone mad.


    As Kisa watched Peter storm out into the darkness, she could not help but wonder what had happened


    to him. “He’s usually so confident and full of himself, but now he seems like apletely different


    person.’


    Meanwhile, Gilbert was sulking in the corner, smoking his cigarette and stewing over his jealousy. He


    hated how Kisa seemed to only care about everyone else. The level of hate he gave off was nothing


    compared to his unwavering obsession with her.


    Kisa climbed up the stairs, lost in her thoughts. She was so engrossed in her own musings that she


    found herself on the third floor without even realizing it. As she was about to turn around and head


    back, she heard a loud thuding from one of the rooms nearby.


    Curiosity piqued, Kisa looked around. ording to the grapevine, only Peter from the Webb family


    lived on the third floor. Everyone else, including her and Gilbert, resided on the second floor. So she


    wondered who possibly was in that room now that Peter had already left.