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Bruce sensed an underlying motive in Jonah’s words.

“What are you insinuating?”

“Simply put, I’m not her biological son. Consequently, her partiality extends disproportionately to Marcus. You, my son, are similarly a casualty of her inequity.”

Bruce’s retort was immediate.

“What nonsense is this?”

“In my childhood, it became evident to me that Claudia favored her other two sons more than me. For a long time, I couldn’t fathom why.

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conceived under dubious circumstances, the result of a waitress slipping a drug into my father’s drink.

in a quandary of helplessness. With Victor’s subsequent departure for Raven Island, the Thomas

hidden truth, Jonah, oblivious to the clandestine reality, puzzled over Claudia’s failure to extend him warmth and kindness. Post-revelation, his perspective shifted dramatically. A newfound dread of her, the once-maternal figure, gripped him. Fear gnawed at him, painting the specter of expulsion from the esteemed Thomas

no other kin to rely on, leaving him with an acute awareness that expulsion from the family’s fold would undoubtedly spell

very waitress who had administered the drugged concoction to my father was, in fact, his biological mother. Tragically, her life was cut short by a catastrophic hemorrhage during childbirth. The once- cherished dreams of a prosperous life

dismiss the household staff aimed to appease Claudia. He assured her that the child was oblivious to his true parentage and would regard her as his mother. Persuaded by this rationale, Claudia

avoid being ousted from the Thomas family, he adopted an increasingly compliant demeanor. Even as he matured, he concealed his true feelings

harbored the knowledge that

he held an equal claim to

over the years, even refraining from sharing it with his wife, fearing that Claudia would regard him

demeanor,

learned this, Bruce was taken aback. Had Jonah not revealed it today, he would forever remain oblivious to the fact that Claudia