They Said I Didn’t Belong

Summary

When the true heir returned, I was already married with twins. Yet everyone despised me, showering all their love on him.

"You were never meant to be the Hawthorne heir—just a fraud."

"We don’t want you! We want Uncle Jerry—strong, not weak like you!"

"Son, you’ve stolen Jerry’s place long enough. Give it back."

So I divorced Eleanor Vance and left even my children behind.

Later, I ran an orphanage, raising dozens who became brilliant successes—CEOs, surgeons, luminaries. They begged to care for me in old age, but I stayed, sweeping leaves at the gate.