The Unexpected Heir

Chapter 1: Half brother

Everyone was silently seated at the dining table with their eyes closed as Mr Chase said a prayer.

After he finished the prayer I waited for them to begin eating before I took my spoon to eat.

It was always rare to eat with them, so I found it strange that I was invited to join them for a meal, but it was alright I could eat something delicious with them today.

I dug in as I scooped a spoonful of porridge into my mouth and I immediately spat it out as I couldn't believe how salty it tasted. It tasted as if 500 grams of salt was poured into my bowl of porridge since everyone was eating theirs without any problem.

Everyone seated on the table crawled up this face in disgust.

"Ew...what the heck Bruce why did you spit out your food!" Vera, my half sister, squealed.

I heard someone slam his hand on the table and I turned to see Mr Chase, my Father angrily glaring at me.

"I said it that this ungrateful brat will never accept anything good offered to him!" He shouted at me while pointing an accusing finger at me.

"The porridge is full of salt." I said immediately and Mr Chase scoffed.

"Salt? Isn't it this food that all of us at this table are eating?" He asked me and I looked at everyone sitting on the table and I saw Mrs Chase ,my Father's wife, smirking at me.

She must have put the salt in my food deliberately.

"Taste my food and you will know there is too much salt in it to swallow the food." I argued.

"Do you know that my wife cooked this food herself and even invited you to eat with us as a family but you ungrateful child will never appreciate it!" Mr Chase spat out.

I knew Mrs Chase did it just to seem like a good person and I will look like the bad guy who insulted her cooking and good will.

"There is salt in my food , taste it yourself and see." I told Mr Chase.

"Get up and get out of my sight this instant!" Mr Chase yelled at me not listening to a word I said.

"Dad…"

"Shut up, let that word not leave your mouth Bruce, do you know how much food costs , some people will even beg to be in your position but you will never appreciate what you have!" He shouted.

"Get out of my sight!" He said and I stood up and headed to my room, took my phone and wallet and headed out of the house.

Mr Chase won't listen to me no matter what I said, how can I eat salt?

Since I can't even have a good meal at home without fearing food poisoning I should go and eat with someone that appreciates my presence.

I called my girlfriend Laura before getting into a cab,she didn't answer and I sent a message and it was left unread. I guess she must be busy,but I know she must have gotten off from work.

I couldn't go to her apartment empty handed so on my way to her apartment, I bought flowers and pizza on my way to her apartment building.

Laura, my girlfriend , liked pizza from a particular place and that is what I got.

 It was 7:43 Pm when the cab stopped in front of her apartment building. 

I took the elevator up to her floor and walked down to her apartment door and stopped.

I took a deep breath and I used my hand to brush my hair backwards as I stood in front of Bella's door.

I wanted to press the doorbell but then I remembered something so I put the flowers on top of the pizza,I carried it with one hand, I tossed a mint into my mouth and then I pressed the doorbell.

         After two minutes the door opened revealing a man in his pajamas,his hair looked messy and I raised a brow at that.

   

"Philip, what are you doing here?"I asked Philip, who smirked at my question.

 I was expecting Laura to answer the door as she always did,so this was awkward.

Philip seemed happy to see me and I didn't want to jump into conclusions even though he was wearing his pajamas staying in my girlfriend's house.

"Um..I want to see Laura, is she inside?"I asked,even though I was wondering why my half brother would be in my girlfriend's house.

Philip's face hardened as his eyes landed on the flowers and pizza in my hand and what he said next made my eyes widened and my tired feet wobble.

"What business do you have with my girlfriend?" Philip asked with a smile.

  Philip's face showed he was annoyed at my presence but I didn't care because he was saying nonsense.

"What nonsense are you talking about, did you just say Laura is your girlfriend?" I was unable to comprehend what he was saying.

"Yes my girlfriend" He replied stiffly while still glaring at me.

"I want to see Laura."I said.

 I needed to see her and confirm this before jumping into conclusions. Maybe she relocated and didn't tell me about it or this was a joke.

  

"Why?"He asked.

"It's important." I said impatiently.

"Babe, who's at the door?" I heard Laura ask, coming into my view,she was wearing a matching pajamas with Philip and her eyes widened when she saw me.