The First Son's Revenge

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“Fuck! Are you crazy? How dare you hit me! Damn it!” Liam cursed angrily. Especially when he wiped his lips and found a red blood stain there, Liam's annoyance increased even more. Liam then pushed Reid back and swung his fist to hit him.

Usually Reid would just silently accept Liam's anger, but this time it was different. Before Liam's punch could reach him, Reid dodged. It was Reid's turn to grab Liam by the collar, pulling it so that Liam had difficulty breathing because he was suffocating.

“How dare you cheat on Nancy. Don't you have enough girlfriends that you have to steal mine too?!”

So far, Liam has been known as a playboy. His background as the son of Daniel Cliffton, his high position in the office, and also his reputation as a genius make many women attracted to him. It wasn't difficult for Liam to get two women at once. Reid had often seen Liam surrounded by women, and the women were fighting for Liam's attention. Reid wasn't jealous about that, he didn't care. The only woman Reid cared about was Nancy. But even Liam took Nancy from him.

Hearing Reid's words, Liam actually laughed, even though his face was red from Reid's grip. "You think I stole your girlfriend? No. She came to me herself. She approached me first and teased me. She said she was fed up with dating lousy men like you. Then I thought, what's wrong with adding to my collection of angels beside me, especially since she's sexy and good at satisfying me in bed." Liam chuckled disdainfully.

"Listen carefully, Reid, in this world there will never be a woman who sincerely loves you. Once they find out that you are nothing more than a loser, they will immediately run away. Didn't you learn from your mother? Your mother is very skilled at taking care of men. In fact that was her job, a prostitute.”

Liam's words only made Reid's anger boil even more.

BUGH!

Reid hit Liam again.

Liam tried to fight back, but Reid's strength was too great. Moreover, Reid's body is much fuller so he can easily handle Liam. So far, the reason why Reid remained silent every time Liam was bullied was not because he was afraid, because in reality Reid was much stronger than Liam.

“How dare you hit Liam!” called Abigail's voice from the doorway.

Abigail rushed over to the two men who were wrestling, without hesitation she immediately slapped Reid hard on the cheek.

The slap made Reid stop hitting Liam, but only for a moment. A moment later he hit Liam again.

Abigail glared at Reid's trance-like behavior. She started to get scared, she didn't dare to interrupt again because she was afraid she would get hit.

“Daniel! Daniel! Please help Liam, Daniel. Reid is out of his mind and is trying to kill our child!” shouted Abigail coming out of Liam's room.

The head of the Cliffton family was relaxing reading a business magazine in the soundproof main room, that's why he hadn't heard any noise in his youngest son's room since earlier.

It was only when Abigail opened the main bedroom door with a scream that Daniel knew what was happening. The middle-aged man rushed there.

"What actually happened here?" asked Daniel in a cold voice full of authority.

Reid's fist stopped in midair. He turned to his father. Reid thought, he might as well reveal everything now to his father.

Reid released his grip on Liam's collar, causing Liam to stagger to the floor.

"Dad, there's something I have to tell you," said Reid.

Daniel frowned, but chose to let Reid continue.

"All this time, Mom and Liam have been using me. All of Liam's good grades at school, the cum laude grades he got, even the reports at the office that Dad always praised recently, all of that was not done by Liam himself, but I did it. Mom and Liam ordered me to pretend to be stupid, even though it was actually Liam who was stupid!"

Reid's breath hitched as he revealed the truth. He hoped that once the truth was revealed, his father would bring justice to Reid. At least Reid doesn't have to pretend to be a fool anymore and continue to be enslaved by Liam and his mother.

But Reid's expectations were different from what he heard later.

Daniel said, "So what if Liam uses you? So far you have never been useful to this family, so at least your brain can be useful to Liam. If it weren't for Liam's sake, I would have kicked you out of this house a long time ago. You should be grateful that Liam is there."

Reid widened his eyes, shocked by his father's words.

So his father knew all along? His father already knew but kept quiet and is now openly supporting Liam's actions?

He thought that the only people who had used him so far were Liam and his stepmother, but it turns out that his biological father had also taken advantage of him.

Reid snorted with a laugh, finding the situation full of irony.

"I think all this time you have been cold to me because you don't know anything about what I'm going through. But it turns out you already knew and let it go. Dad, I am your son too!” Reid exclaimed.

Suddenly Abigail came forward to her husband's side. She stood there with a scornful expression.

"You are Daniel's son too, but your position is different from Liam. You were born from a cheap woman whose origins are not clear. Luckily your mother is dead and won't be a parasite in this house for long."

“Stop insulting my mother!” Reid replied in a high voice to his stepmother.

It made Abigail gasp in surprise. But when she remembered that there was her husband beside her, Abigail’s courage returned. She immediately swung his hand to slap Reid.

“It was a slap because you dared to shout at me. You bastard don’t know any manners,” said Abigail.

It didn’t stop there, Abigail slapped Reid on the other cheek again.

“And this is a slap because you dared to hit my precious Liam. Liam has a bright future, I won't forgive you if Liam gets injured or something," said Abigail.

Reid clenched his jaw, feeling angry emotions fill his chest. He said, “I don’t care if Liam has a bright future or whatever, I don't want to be enslaved by you anymore. Tomorrow I will tell all office employees the truth. That the genius Liam they praise is just a fraud.”

After saying that, Reid stepped past Daniel and Abigail.

"Just stay there," Daniel suddenly said in a firm tone. But Reid paid him no mind.

"If you still intend to babble incoherently about this to office employees, it's better for you to leave this house. I won't consider you as my son anymore. I will remove you from the family card."

Those words made Reid's steps stop for a moment. There was a hard stab in his chest.

All this time, even though his father had always treated him coldly, secretly his father still looked like a great person in his eyes.

But now, all the respect in Reid's heart for his father immediately collapsed.

Abigail snorted when she saw Reid was silent. “He wouldn't dare leave. He doesn't have anyone else in this world. He can only depend on us," said Abigail scornfully.

Hearing that, Reid wanted to laugh. He didn't say anything else, just continued walking. That same night he packed his things.

Daniel and Abigail were shocked by Reid's decision. Liam too.

Liam shouted when he saw Reid dragging his suitcase, "No one will believe your ramblings. You should just shut up and stay quiet, don't disturb my life!"

Reid ignored Liam's screams, still continuing his steps. He didn't care anymore. Besides, there was no point in Reid staying in this house that was more like hell.

***

Reid continued to drive while looking for accommodation that suited the contents of his wallet. But on the way, suddenly it rained heavily. And unfortunately, Reid's car chose that moment to break down.

Reid's car is an old used car, but every time it has a problem, Reid usually fixes it himself because he understands automotive engines quite well. But right now, in the rain, amidst mixed feelings of anger and disappointment, Reid really didn't care. He remained silent in his car which broke down in the middle of the road. He just felt overwhelmed by all this. He felt useless.

Suddenly, a tap on Reid's car window made him flinch in surprise.

Reid narrowed his eyes, wondering why there were several men wearing neat suits standing outside his car.

Could it be that they were people ordered by his father? Maybe they were told to arrest Reid, preventing him from "babble" to the employees tomorrow.

Reid was starting to feel anxious, but that didn't mean he would hide in fear in his car. Even if these people were his father's orders, Reid didn't mind fighting them one by one.

Reid got out of his car, and heavy raindrops immediately greeted him. But that only lasted a moment because suddenly one of the men in suits covered Reid's head with an umbrella.

Reid frowned.

"Mr Reid Arison, we finally managed to find you," said one of the men wearing glasses who was standing at the front.

Reid frowned. “My name is Reid, but not Reid Arison. I'm Reid Cliffton," replied Reid, although a moment later he remembered that maybe now he wasn't Reid Cliffton anymore because his father said he would remove him from the family card.

But the man in the suit said with a certain tone, “You are Reid Arison, the last heir of the Arison company.”

Reid widened his eyes.