Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 630

Wayne walked in, ice-cold and ready to throw down. He didn't waste a second before turning on his parents.

Matthew's face darkened. "Wayne, are you really going down this path? Throwing everything away?"

Wayne stared at them, his voice steady yet sharp. "Everything? You mean the scraps you've been throwing me my whole life? Let me spell it out for you. The moment Jace was born, I stopped existing. You made it all about him-your golden child. Meanwhile, I was just... there. Forgotten. Like furniture.

"You let him sleep in your room while I stayed alone in the dark, hiding under a blanket, terrified. But it was always the same excuse, wasn't it? 'He's younger than you.' Newsflash-I was a kid too! Did that ever occur to you?"

Wayne's voice cracked. "It wasn't just the attention. He took everything. Your love, my toys, my clothes-literally everything I cared about. And you? You guilt-tripped me into letting it happen. 'You're the older brother.' That was your catch- all excuse for wrecking my childhood. I learned to give in. To him. Always to him.

His words landed like gut punches, leaving Matthew and Lindey looking like they'd seen a ghost. Wayne's face was tight, but his eyes betrayed years of pain and bitterness, finally spilling out.

"And then," Wayne said, his tone softening, "Rea moved in. From the moment I met her, I liked her. But guess what you did? You told me she was Jace's. That I didn't even have a chance. Once again, I was shoved aside for him."

His gaze lingered on me for a beat. As messed up as his feelings were, I could tell they were real-twisted, sure, but painfully honest.

bone was some grand gesture. All it really did was ship me

a dry laugh. "You thought I didn't notice? That I wouldn't figure it out? You were afraid I'd mess up your perfect little plan. But spoiler

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home? Of

many nights I wondered if I was even your kid. So yeah, I did a

tell me this: why? Why is Jace the favorite? I was first. You loved me first. When did I become the spare, the one

out a bitter laugh, his voice tinged with both anger and despair. "Fine. I swallowed all of it. I told myself it's because Jace is more charming, more likable. But now, when he and Rea are no longer a thing and I finally want something for myself, you're

as it rose, trembling with raw emotion. "You say we're both your sons, but why am I the

was shaking with rage. The veins in his temples were about to pop. And then, like it couldn't

aside? Maybe take a good look at yourself

Hostility radiated from every corner, the air thick enough to choke

fact that I was the reason for most of it? Yeah, I noticed. Didn't mean I was about to play mediator. Instead, I let a smirk tug at

folder with the assets and turned to Matthew. "Wayne's right-this was