A Billionaire In Disguise

Chapter Ninety-Five

After bringing his car to a stop in front of the St Louis Cardinals hospital, Rome pushed the door open

and raced into the building.

When he got to the waiting room, Amara was pacing back and forth with a look of fear in her eyes and

plaster on her arm.

The moment she saw Rome, she rushed to him and cried out, "My blood is not compatible with his. You

have to help him out, please!!!"

"How are Axel and I related?!" Rome lashed out, unable to contain his anger and eagerness for the

truth.

"He's your first cousin, Rome! Your uncle's first son! Mr. Ford's oldest brother's child! And also, my

father's firstborn."

"You are lying!"

There was a long pause because Rome didn't understand what he was feeling, and at last, he sighed

and mumbled, "My father told me nothing about having a sibling."

"That's because Mr. Ford and our father fell out a long time ago before we were born since your father

stole what rightfully belongs to my father as the eldest son!! He ransacked the Fords' wealth from our

dad!" Amara said with anger glowing in her eyes.

"That can't be true!"

"Well, it is. And when my father hit rock bottom, he came back home to ask your father for help. But

your dad killed him instead to claim the entire Ford's riches for himself! Taking away our father at the

time we needed him the most!"

"No! No! That can not be right."

"Your father killed our father in cold-blooded fashion because of the Ford family's wealth! That's why

my brother and I want to take everything from you and Catherine because you guys don't deserve it!"

It grew awfully quiet between Rome and Amara and after a few more minutes of silence between them,

the operation room door finally opened.

The moment the doctor walked out of the room, Amara was the first one to approach him.

“How’s my brother?” Amara impatiently asked.

It took a moment of silence as he stared at Amara with pity in his eyes. Then he said, "We need to find

a blood donor quickly, or else, he wouldn't make it through the night."

"Okay then, test him," Amara said, pointing her finger at Rome.

Staring in shock, the doctor looked at him and asked, "Mr. Ford, do you have a relation with Axel?"

"We are about to find out." Rome calmly uttered, frowning slightly. "Let's do the test. I want to know how

compatible our blood is, and while you are at it, I need you to do a Y Chromosome Test. I want to know

how true it is that Axel is my cousin."

"How about you ask your father! Hopefully, he will be less of a liar and be truthful this time." Amara cold

mumbled, narrowing her eyes at Rome.

Sighing, the doctor wanted no part of what was going on between the two of them, so he looked at

Rome and said, "Please come with me, Mr. Ford."

For a moment, Rome stared at Amara. Then he hesitated for a moment before walking away with the

doctor.

As the afternoon was becoming evening, Rome and Blaze silently sat in the car while he drove.

Staring away from the road for a moment, he gazed at his boss and said, "So, Axel…"

"I don't want to talk about it. Just take me to Richard." Rome said with his eyes dark and cold.

A few minutes later, Blaze brought the car to a stop in front of a warehouse, and Rome got out of the

car.

Then he walked towards the building with Blaze quietly following behind him, knowing that shit was

going to get ugly pretty fast.

When they arrived at the door, Rome pushed it open, and the force he used sent the door slamming

against the wall.

The sound made Richard stare at him. Then fear coursed through him when he and Rome's eyes met.

“What are you going to do?” Richard mumbled, struggling to break free from the chains that were

around his hand.

Ignoring his question, Rome rubbed his nose and sniffed, then rolled up his sleeve and scowled.

"This is for turning my wife over to those bastards and endangering her life, and our baby's life!" Rome

coldly uttered.

At that moment, a wave of intense emotion coursed through him, and he felt furious.

Staring at the ceiling, Rome's bottom lip trembled as the tightness in his chest became suffocating.

Then he folded his fingers into a fist and swung it at Richard's right jaw, causing his head to rotate to

the left.

Watching from a few distances away, Blaze's eyes continued twitching every time Rome landed a

punch at Richard.

The scream of his cries echoed in the warehouse and his hand kept going left and right with each

movement of Rome's fists.

After a couple of minutes had passed, Blaze rushed over to Rome, grabbed his wrist before his fist

could slam into Richard's bloody face.

"You not a murderer, boss. Don't be one now." Blaze said, staring at Richard's swollen shut eyes.

The mansion had never been so lively as it was that evening. The laughter of Mr. Miller and Mr. Ford

could be heard echoing through the walls.

"Are you sure you don't want more to eat?" Mr. Miller asked as he smiled at Catherine.

Staring at the feast before her, Catherine couldn't help wondering who else was eating with them, even

though she knew Mr. Miller made the meals for only her.

"No, thank you, father. But I think I might spit up if I put any more food in my belly." Catherine softly

uttered with a distracted mind.

Frowning at Mr. Miller, Mr. Ford met his eyes and said, "Can you stop feeding her food before you

upset her and our grandbaby!"

"I just want to nourish her healthy food! Who knows if that rascal was treating her well!" Mr. Miller

uttered, snapping his brows into a frown.

Smiling softly, Catherine gazed at the both of them and said, "Axel actually didn't hurt me. I don't know

why he would want to hurt Rome though."

Those words triggered her worry, and she mumbled beneath her breath, "When is he going to come

home? Is everything okay? Did something happen?"

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps drew their attention to the dining room entrance, and it took a couple

of seconds before Rome showed up in the doorway.

Gazing at his son, Mr. Ford smiled and said, "We caught six of Axel's men today."

When his sight landed on his father, he loured at him and coldly uttered, "I think it's time we have the

talk about what actually happened the night my mother got murdered!"

Then he walked out of the dining room, and Catherine slightly clutched onto her blouse as she watched

Mr. Ford obediently follow after his son.

"He looks so shattered. I have never seen that look in his eyes, ever." Mr. Miller mumbled with a touch

of worry in his gaze.

"Neither have I," Catherine whispered, pouting softly.

When Rome and Mr. Ford reached the study, Rome slammed the door shut and lashed out, "So, you

kill your own blood!!"

"Rome, you don't understand…" Mr. Ford mumbled, lowering his gaze from the hateful stare in his

son's eyes.

"I understand a lot of crazy things that you have done! But killing your only brother! What will make you

so insane to do something so sick!"

"Rome…"

"Answer me, Father!!"

Swaying his gaze to the left, Mr. Ford's bottom lip trembled uncontrollably as he fought back tears.

"Answer me!!" Rome screamed, clutching his fists.

"David pulled the trigger on your mother! He was the one who killed her!!" Mr. Ford yelled, tears

running down his cheeks. "I have the security footage of that night to prove it!"

"What?!" Rome mumbled, darting his eyes around the room as he took an unstable step backward.

"My brother that I loved so dearly, betrayed me! He came to this house that night in the name of peace,

saying he wanted to mend our broken relationship, only to attack when I was at my weakest!"

"No, mom!"

"That's why I wanted the past to stay buried, Rome!"

"How the hell can the past still be laid to rest when Uncle David is Amara and Axel's father!!"

The room immediately became silent as Mr. Ford's face grew pale and a look of intense pain settled in

his eyes.

"I… I did-n't kn...ow my bro-ther had… he had kids." Mr. Ford mumbled, clapping his shaking hand over

his trembling lips.

With tears dimming his vision, Rome dropped to the ground, rested his back against the door, and

covered his face with his palm as he sobbed.

"What happened between uncle David and you for things to get this ugly?" Rome uttered, struggling to

get his emotions under control.

Looking down at his son, Mr. Ford sniffed and said, "Our family wealth goes a very long way back. But

there was a time the Fords were on the verge of losing everything. Our father made a terrible

investment and he dragged us into a deep mess, and we got stuck."

When Mr. Ford paused, Rome raised his head and met his father's watery eyes before mumbling,

"And?"

"And it seems like there was no hope for us. So, David betrayed our father and mother and stole a

large sum of money. Then he ran out of the country, leaving me to face the disaster. Father had a heart

attack when he found out and died because of that." Mr. Ford said, struggling against his emotions.

Then he took a napkin out of the box and blew his nose in it before continuing, "Mother couldn't take

the heartbreak of losing father, and she ended her suffering. So, it was just me, in this big bad world

with debts and no power." Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

Watching the brokenness in his father's eyes, Rome drew a harsh breath, holding back the air in his

lung for a while.

"Luckily, your mother fell in love with me. She was my light in the darkest moment of my pathetic life.

She stood by my side when she was a reputable lady from a worthy and wealthy home." Mr. Ford said,

choking on the rest of his words.

With a touch of pity in his gaze, Rome mumbled "You don't have to fin…"

"Let me finish, Rome. You want the truth here it is. After your mother worked hard along with me to

make the Ford name great again, building me into the man people fear and respect. That suddenly

unfortunate night happened."

"Mother didn't deserve that night."

"No she didn't, and I will live with that guilt till my last breath escaped my lungs because I was the one

who refused to let my brother back into the companies after he returned to the country when you were

eight."

The study grew quiet for a while. Then Mr. Ford sighed and said, "He claimed that as the oldest, he had

the right to shares in the companies, and he wanted them! But I refused, and his next solution was to

kill us all, and then he automatically becomes the Fords' next successor."

Pulling another napkin from the box, Ford wiped his face, and said, "I shouldn't have been headstrong

with him. What is wealth if I lose what truly matters to me?"

After tossing the tissue into the trash, Mr. Ford met Rome's eyes and said, "After your mother died and

you went missing, all I felt was madness! And that rage led me to pull the trigger on my brother and

everyone involved with that night."

Not knowing what to say, Rome stood to his feet and silently stared at his father.

"Just as I never told you that you had an uncle, David never told me that he had kids outside the

country. I swear on my life, Rome!" Mr. Ford cried out. "If I knew… If only I kn-ew…"

Without uttering a word, Rome walked to his father, hugged him, and gave him a manly pat on the

back.

"Who am I to judge? If I had lost Catherine and our baby, I think I would have done exactly what you

did or more." Rome mumbled, squeezing his father tightly.

For a while, it remained silent as the father and son hugged, allowing themselves to be vulnerable with

each other.

"So Axel…" Mr. Ford mumbled, patting his son's back.

"He's fine. My blood matched his, and we will have the Y DNA results to find out if he's truly related to

us. That will be around Two to Four weeks according to the doctor."

"And then afterward,"

"I'm not sure. Too much has happened today for me to think straight."

Staring blankly at the wall, Rome sighed and then said, "But what I do know is that I don't want my kid

growing up in this madness. So we gotta do what we have to do before he or she enters this world."