Chapter 90 - How the betrayal came about

Leo was caught off guard by her straight reply, and yeah! she's right anyway. He really didn't have to explain himself, but still feel like doing so, "ok, thanks for today." he said. 

With a calm expression, "you are welcome," she said and recalled Alex, "by the way, you didn't tell me you have a cousin." she added. 

"It's my first time seeing him since over 20 years back." Leo said.

Clara raised her brow at the tenderness that flow with his reply, as if he really liked the boy, "oh! so it is really because of him that you want to get yourself killed." she said.

Leo shook his head. Clara is also thinking like his friends, "it's not like that, actually what happened was…..

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{Flashback}

Raymond, Leo's father has only one brother, Jerry. 

He loved his brother and provide everything he wants, but after graduating from the university, Raymond noticed Jerry prefer to not do anything, except asking for money and having fun around. 

He was known as a rich bad boy who liked spending lavishly all over, sleeping around and drinking with friends.

Raymond talk to him about this, but Jerry claims he doesn't want to work for now, saying he wants to enjoy his brother's money for a while more.

Raymond thought about it and decided to give him more time, since he has more than enough to give to his little brother, even if he didn't work his whole life.

Jerry kept living a lazy life catching fun all around. Then one day, he was mesmerized by a lady and asked her out. The girl sees him as an unserious type and rejected him, because she's not interested in being slept with and got dumped.

Being someone that is used to having all he wants, he couldn't take the rejection, so he set the lady up and took her by force, before feeling satisfied.

It is after having the lady that he discovered she was still a virgin, and unknown to him, the lady is a sickly being. Her parents had spent a lot to make her live to the stage she was then. 

He didn't care about that though and threatened the girl to kill her if anyone finds out about it. He used his brother's influence as a backing to scare the lady more.

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When the parents of the lady learnt of what happened to their only daughter, their daughter that has been the reason they weren't financially okay till date, because most of their money was spent to secure her life.

They decided to arrest Jerry, but their daughter informed them that Jerry threatened her, that she only told them because she's feeling not so good and didn't know what to do.

The parents didn't care and still wanted to go on with their plan, but when they listen to their daughter's explanations on what Jerry said and who he is, they gave up.

They wouldn't want to mess with Raymond enterprise, it is one of the biggest enterprises in the country, and have branches all over, even if they successfully got Jerry arrested, his brother will get him out, and might later hurt them. 

Few months later Raymond managed to discover about what his brother had done and didn't take it lightly.

He knew what he would have done if the victim was his family member. 

He would have used this same power he posses to make their life a living hell, so he wouldn't give what he wouldn't accept.

He was so angry at Jerry, and felt like he has spoiled him too much and he's to blame for everything.

He handed over Jerry to the police himself, and sent him to jail to pay for what he did  and was sentenced to two years imprisonment.

Raymond and his wife, along with young Leonard that was just 5years old and Mick, visited the victim of the sexual assault to plead with her and her family, but on getting there, they met the lady pregnant and looking very sick.

The parents weren't expecting them to visit and thanked Raymond for being a good man and tell him about everything.

Raymond was so pissed and couldn't believe Jerry did and said all that. He told them he is to blame for spoiling him with money and apologize again and again.

The victim's parents were taken aback by the people bowing their heads and pleading with them.

Even Leo who doesn't understand what was going on then, imitated his parents and bowed his head, while he watched them at the corner of his eye and only raised his head when they did.

That was after the parents urge them not to be like that, and forget it. All the unjust feeling in their heart vanished.

Raymond help them get a good hospital to take care of the lady and her baby.

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Meanwhile

At the prison, Jerry met Jimmy and discovered his potential. He promised to get Jimmy out if he would work for him, and Jimmy reply that, as long as he gets him out of here, his life belong to Jerry. 

That's a good answer and something Jerry wished to hear. He wouldn't let the humiliation he suffered go just like that, his brother has used his fortune to imprison him, after claiming he loved him all this while.

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When the lady delivered her baby, she died instantly. After mourning her, the parents then suggested that Raymond should take care of the baby instead, after seeing how obsessed Leo was, with the baby.

He finally got a baby brother through his uncle. He dote on Alex and cry when he cried, laugh when he laughed.

Leo's parents took care of Alex till Jerry was released. After he gets released from prison, he became a changed person.

He took his one and a half year-old son from Raymond and started taking care of him with the help of a nanny.

Leo was reluctant to part with Alex, and Alex cried as well, but Jerry is the father, and they can't forcefully take his son from him, just like how they will never give Leo away.

Raymond then forced Jerry to start working, by blocking all his credit card, and not giving him a single cent, but make sure to pay the nanny taking care of Alex and make sure the baby is comfortable. 

Jerry saw that his acting like a good father did not work on his brother, not even his pleading, so he has no choice but to start working, but knew his brother will pay for this dearly.