Chapter 338: Scarlet reveals the truth

In the skies Eastern Continent, two private chartered jets were almost flying together with a vertical distance above 1000ft between each other.

One of them was rented by Wil, and the other one, he already owned.

Inside the rented one, Aster was accompanying Hyori's parents, Jiwon, and Hyunjoo. All of them have this excited look on their faces. Since they have known Aster for several years, the ride was comfortable.

On the other hand, in the second plane, the atmosphere was awkward.

Mia kept glancing at Wil from time to time while the latter was busy watching music videos on the internet.

Silver seemed very happy as he was trying to converse with Scarlet while the latter's attention was completely on Wil.

Meanwhile, Rey, who was observing the situation quietly, sighed as he mumbled to himself, "Just what the hell are we doing here?"

Two days earlier;

Venus Apartments, Leafway city;

*Knock* *Knock*

"Rey, please open the door…" Scarlet begged as she knocked on the door continuously for a while.

As there's no response, she dejectedly turned around.

Just then, the door was suddenly opened and she saw a half-sleep Rey. "What is it, mom?"

"You are sleeping?" She was taken aback while tears welled up in her eyes.

Rey nodded as he yawned, "Of course, what else do you think I'm doing. I'm a matured adult, you know…" He spoke in such a relaxed tone that made Scarlet hug him immediately, "thank you, Rey…"

He fully opened his eyes this time and hugged back, "It doesn't matter who gave me the birth. You will forever be my mom. Mia is my sister and dad is my dad… It will change nothing." 

When Wil proposed a deal, Scarlet fell into a dilemma because acknowledging Wil as her son is the same as telling Rey isn't her son.

After thinking for a whole day, she finally revealed the truth to Rey that he is in fact her maternal nephew, not her biological son.

She then told him that she took him as her son after his parents died in a plane crash.

Scarlet expected that he would be heartbroken.

However, Rey took the matter lightly.

Maybe, it's because she gave Andrea's picture to him. As they were twins and appeared too identical, Rey found his feelings didn't change a bit.

If it was someone else, he would have seen Scarlet differently and then, feel frustrated. But, due to their identical appearances, Rey's image of her mother in his head didn't change and he forgave her quickly.

While he was thankful that the truth is revealed, he was still a little bit disappointed that Mia who he holds dear isn't his real sister but a maternal cousin.

As for Scott Quilton, from childhood, he knew that Scott isn't his real father. After all, when they were married, he was already four years old.

But, the love he received from Scott made him never question the identity of his real father.

Now that he knew the truth, he wanted to find about his late parents.

At the very least, he wanted to know their names and how they look like as they weren't alive anymore. However, what he received is the only picture of his mom.

Then, what about his biological father? He wondered whether he should ask or not.

All of these things made Rey feel dizzy and he went to sleep while skipping lunch.

But, Scarlet thought that he was angry with her.

For a long time, she kept on knocking on the door to talk until he finally opened the door and said that everything was fine.

Continuing to hug him tightly, Scarlet thanked him and said, "Yes, nothing will change. I didn't give birth to you but you will forever be my son. Thank you for being understanding."

Rey then requested his Mom to keep the truth from Mia. She was the last one he wanted to know.

Scarlet gave her word to him. Just when Rey thought the matter ended there, she further revealed that she had a son who was from her first marriage.

"Eh? I have an elder brother?" He was surprised. Scarlet nodded. "And he's going to live with us from now onwards."

"I see…" Rey then finally understood why his mom revealed his birth secret.

He realized why his mom forced all of them to shift to this city that's located thousands of kilometers away. It was so that she could meet her firstborn.

At first, he indeed felt a bit unfair but then, after hearing that his elder brother (maternal cousin) had recently lost his father, Rey understood the reasoning behind his mother's actions.

He wholeheartedly accepted the situation and smiled, "No worries, mom. I'm actually looking forward to meeting my elder brother."

A big smile appeared on Scarlet's face. She never expected the situation will be resolved so smoothly. As for the other two, she felt it was easy to handle them with a simple lie.

The next day;

For a whole minute, silence filled the living room. Mia and Scott stared at Scarlet in shock as she revealed about his firstborn son from the first marriage.

Rey, who already knew of it, stayed silent and watched their reactions.

"What did you say?" Scott was the first one to erupt. "How can you hide this from me for so long?"

15 years ago, when he met her, she told him about her first marriage to some businessman and her divorce after her birth to Rey.

But he never heard her saying that she had another son. So, he felt betrayed.

In return, Scarlet glared at her husband, "You are talking about hiding secrets? Are you in any position to say that to me?"

Scott immediately flinched on the spot and stayed silent. He remembered how he fooled his wife for several years while hiding his alternative identity and the wealth he attained from various scams.

Rey and Mia glanced at their father. They wondered what secret their father is keeping from them.

Shrugging her shoulders, Scarlet continued, "Anyway, I made an agreement with his father, my late ex-husband that I won't meet our son as long as he's alive. Only then, he agreed to divorce me.

At that time, the system isn't that powerful and is too corrupt. And Scarlet Group isn't something that I or a mere judge can go against. So, I had no choice but to comply for the sake of my own freedom."

Once again, her statement stunned the three of them. "Scarlet Group? That means…" Rey and Mia are too familiar with the multibillion-dollar company that was associated with their guild.

Looking at Rey, Scarlet nodded, "Yes, it was named after me. Not some coincidence. I know it's a bit difficult to take in but that's the truth.

And now that he's no more, I contacted my son and he expressed his willingness to live with us. Not for long. It's just one month. I just request the three of you to behave within this one month. Even if you don't like it, do it for me…"

Unlike Rey, where she practically pleaded and expressed her emotions, Scarlet spoke to the other two as if she was ordering them to comply with it.