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Chapter 9: Revealing His Identity
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"I was never one to put myself in the limelight. I didn't like flaunting my family name," Joel muttered. "After my parents died in a helicopter crash. The burden to grow the empire was too much to bear. I received fake love from people because of who I was and also my grandfather and I fell out. So I decided I wasn't going to use my family name as my identity anymore."

"Why didn't you ever tell me this until now? You lied to me. I thought you were a humble guy who was so brilliant when it came to business."

"I was trying to shield you and protect you from the dark side of my world. And I wanted someone to love me for me. I was tired of receiving love and help that weren't genuine." Joel gently touched her.

"Don't touch me!" She glared at him. "If you're Joel Brown Winston as you claim to be then we shouldn't have been struggling all these years. We could barely afford many essentials. We are in so much debt."

Joel knew she would receive the news in a negative way because he ha
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