Chapitre 52: The Truth,

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Daniel continued to cry still reluctant to speak the truth to his sickly grandfather. Elder Sullen and Laotian cooed him helplessly as they waited for him to calm down. After like more than 5 minutes of sobbing, at last, he calmed down. Laotian asked one of the nurses to bring Daniel a glass of water and when the water arrived, he offered it to the still sobbing Daniel.

" Here drink this," Laotian offered, Daniel took the water and drank from it briefly after breathing a gentle thank you. He heaves a huge sigh wiping his tears, then he views the Elder's hopeful eyes.

Chewing on his lips, Daniel avoided his Grandfather's eyes and focused on softly rubbing his wrinkled hands. " W-When I first came, I-I knew t-they didn't want me." Daniel started stuttering, he still refused to look the Elder on his eyes.

"Especially Daniella and the woman who's supposed to be my biological mother," Daniel added then he briefly looked at the Elder straight on his eyes. Seeing how those eyes encouraged him to speak out his min, Daniel heaves another sigh as if every breath he took made him feel lighter.

" I-I wasn't sure at first. They seem nice to me somehow. Although Daniella tends to make me look bad, it didn't bother me. But one-day I-I heard that woman said, t-that she wanted me away or she'll lose her mind. I didn't understand what she said that but it made me sad. That time grandfather was diagnosed with a heart condition. You were on your healing journey when Daniella revealed to me what truly happened on the day of our birth." Daniel said sadly, although she truly didn't feel anything for his biological parents, remembering that they chose to abandon him still hurt him.

"I was not stolen from the hospital, grandfather. M-My biological parents, they chose to throw me away. I didn't believe it, of course, that was just too cruel. I came to her for confirmation and that day, I've never been looked at by someone with so much disgust and hatred."

"R-remember when you came back one day and I had bruises, and I said I was playing and hurt myself? T-That was actually her, she told me that if I told you what she did to me, you would fall sick again. I didn't I want you away from the house so I did what she told me." Daniel revealed, tears started falling from his eyes again and he quickly wiped it away.

"I'm so sorry," Elder Sullen uttered and disbelief and outraged, he could not believe his daughter-in-law was such a woman. She would hurt her own child for no actual reason.

"Don't be grandfather, I'm okay. You were always there for me, I was happy even though no one accepted me in that house."

"Oh my sweet boy, is this the reason why you insisted to leave the mansion!?" Elder Sullen asked and caress Daniel's damp cheeks but as Daniel heard the question, his expression suddenly turns melancholy as he remembered his past. Daniel then turned to watch Laotian who then nodded to him as if saying it was okay for him to reveal it.

Gabriel noticed the sudden shift in the atmosphere and so he squeezed Daniel's hands causing him to look back to him.

"What is it. Tell Grandfather, was there another reason for you to leave?" Gabriel urged, Daniel didn't reply at first but seconds later his hesitation, he finally nodded slowly.

"T-There was." Daniel started before getting silent. He never thought he would again have to tell this story to someone and to his grandfather at that. He already swore that the would forget his past, although he can't forgive those who did him wrong. Daniel will try to forget it.

"You were in the next city for a business trip for you're new project, Daniella told you that she had friends who are willing to invest and promised success. True to her words, the project 'Jasmine' was a success and Daniella gained a foothold in the company." Daniel mentioned and Elder Sullen indeed remembered that time, it was more than two years ago and up until now, 'Jasmine' perfume had helped the company great deals.

Because of this specific perfume, the company had been given a great reputation even greater than before. Up until now, among the perfume collections the company had produced, 'Jasmine' remained at the top despite its expensive price tag. Elder Sullen personally made the 'Jasmine' scent the way his beloved wife would want as he knew Mia Sullen like the flower jasmine. He had always made his wife his inspirations for the company's perfumes but 'Jasmine' was the best among them to represent her.

But back then, even though Elder Sullen was the President, shareholders were reluctant to agree with the project as Jasmine flower is a very difficult raw ingredient to get. The Sullen Perfume Corporation was known to produce legit and expensive perfumes. They don't just make synthetic fragrances from the lab to mimic the real thing. They have fields and fields of flowers and plants where they can get fresh flowers for the perfume making.

Of course, they also have Jasmine flowers in the field but it takes approximately 2,000 pounds of jasmine flowers to produce one pound of oil and 8,000 jasmine flowers to yield 1/25 ounce of the absolute oil because it's so concentrated.

Because of the enormous amount of flowers needed to produce the oil necessary to use in fragrances, the price of jasmine oil in the market is high. But with high prices come with high operating costs, and the company was not willing to produce something that consumers might not buy because of its high price.

"Honestly, I don't know where her hatred to me came from. I rack my mind trying to figure out where such malice came from but to no avail, I couldn't. " Daniel said again, confusion visible on his face as he said this. Even now, he still didn't understand why his twin sister hated him.

"Before that project, before those investments she told you, came. D-Daniella had sold me, she sold me to those men..." Daniel said finally, his voice cracked at the end.

"W-what do you mean? Sold? Sold to whom?" Frowning in worry as he squeezes Daniel's hand a little tighter. Elder Sullen heart rate started pumping fast, the nurses had become alarmed and approached the machine next to the Elder's bed. Daniel also got alarmed and asked the nurse what was happening.

"Please, tell me what do you mean." Gabriel almost begged. Daniel hearing this bites on his lips, his hand trembled in worry for the Elder. One of the nurses took a syringe and quickly injected it to the Elder's wrinkled wrist.

"Please, this is not good for you, Grandfather," Daniel convinced and watched the nurses busy themselves to care for the Elder. Seeing that his wife panicking, Mo Laotian finally intervenes and puts his warm and assuring palms on his shoulder as if telling him it will be okay to tell the Elder what had truly happened to him that night.

Feeling assured, Daniel heaves a sigh and took Elder Sullen's palms again before bringing it to his cheeks wetting it with his warms tears. One of the reasons why Daniel couldn't tell what happened to him that night is because he knew how hard his grandfather had worked for the 'Jasmine' collection. He loved his deceased wife so dearly that he wanted to create a scent that would remind him of her.

He knew that if he revealed to him what had happened to him that night, there was no doubt his grandfather would abolish the project despite all his preparations. He knew his grandfather would do at least that to give justice for him.

" Grandfather, I'm so sorry for not telling you this. I begged John not to tell you this. T-That night, Daniella with the support of that woman, sent me to those men to be raped. T-That woman said it was only right since I'm an Omega, all I can do to help is sell my body for the company." Daniel bawled in pain, he quickly stood up and throw his body to the Alpha and cried all his kept emotions.

At the same time, as Elder Sullen heard what his dearest grandson unveiled, he almost fainted at the shocked at the information revealed. Pain, betrayal, and regret clouded his mind. The very collection he was most proud of was a product of his dear grandson's pain and misery.

Gabriel Sullen closed his eyes and slowly his tears came out despite of it being closed, he didn't say anything to Daniel as he let all the pain he felt come to him. All his energy somehow suddenly left his body and his eyes felt drowsy until he didn't notice he slowly drifted into a deep dreamless slumber.

"W-What happened to him?" Hearing no response from his grandfather, Daniel once again faced him but was alarmed when he saw the Elder with his eye closed.

"Shhh, don't worry, he's only sleeping. The nurse had to give him sedatives so his heart rate stabilized," Laotian said and cooed Daniel from panicking. Still crying, Daniel sniffled and nodded hugging again his husband before continuing to cry on his neck.