Chapter 9
Amelia froze.
No wonder he felt familiar earlier.
Just like her, he was the unwanted son of the Blackwood family, Kai Blackwood. Kai Blackwood was a donor child, originally an illegitimate son of the Blackwood family. Before Ace's parents married, his father had been a playboy and had gotten a college student pregnant. She was his lover, and everything seemed to go well until his arranged marriage was announced. Having no choice, he abandoned his lover and her child, Kai.
Ace Blackwood, the legitimate child from the arranged marriage, had been born with several health complications, and Hera Blackwood, his mother, was unable to have another child. But how could she allow her only child to die? He was all she had. So, she took the illegitimate child, killed his mother, and brought him to the Blackwood family to become a donor child. If Ace needed blood, they took it from Kai; if his kidney was bad, they had Kai; if bone marrow was needed, Kai would donate his. This was an open secret in the elite sphere of Country A.
When Ace seemed to get much healthier, the Blackwood family sent Kai abroad, probably because of guilt or simply not wanting an illegitimate child around. No one knew. Kai only came back a year ago, and he had been pretty low-key since then.
The original Amelia had seen Kai for the first time at her engagement party, and she had felt a bit sorry for him because she felt that, though their circumstances were different, they could still comfort each other in some way. But she had noticed Ace's dislike for his brother, so she never spoke to him, and he likewise ignored her. That was how everything had been going until this moment.
"I've always noticed you; it's just that fate never gave us time to speak to each other."
Kai's lips spread into a smile.
"Well, that's good. I was scared for quite a while that you hated me or disliked me."
"You've not done anything to make me hate or dislike you."
Kai looked at her intently before replying, "That is nice to hear, sister-in-law." His smile widened, though it didn't quite reach his eyes. Rather, if one could see clearly, it was cold, devoid of any warmth or emotion.