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The next day I decided to talk to my parents about my adoption.

'Ma?'

'Oh Tay? You are home? I didn't see you coming, son.'

I finally gathered myself and asked my mother,

'Back then in the orphanage......why did you decide to adopt me ma? There were so many children.'

'Why are you asking this suddenly?' My mother looked at me with surprise.

'No reason. I was just wondering....' I looked away.

'Well, I don't know about your mother but I was impressed by your file.' Pa laughed.

'Really?'

'Yes. That day we met so many children and read so many files but when I opened yours.....I really felt "that's it". Then your mother introduced you to me outside and when I heard the name 'Tay'.....I knew it.'

'Is that the same for you too ma?'

'I...... didn't read any files. I forgot to bring my glasses that day.' Ma smiled softly.

'Ah! Right! You didn't. So I was impressed by your file and your ma was impressed by you. Ha ha.'

I hid my tears and smiled at them. New really didn't control my fate but played a crucial role in finding my parents.

After that day I started to plan everything. I met with Tharn and collected as much information as possible and also got Phuong's number.

Tharn warned me over and over again not to disclose his name to New. He was really scared of him.

'He repeatedly asked everyone not to say anything to you. I know many years have passed already but still I don't want to be in his black book.'

'You know him Tharn. He is not going to harm you.'

'Huh! Our New and New Wachanit are two different people. Don't you get too close to him now. Last year when I went back there to spend time with my friends I heard a lot of dark gossip about him.'

'What are you saying? You didn't tell me that. What gossip?'

'Sorry bro. I am not going to utter a single word.' He really stopped talking.

'Then I'll ask Phuong.'

'Phung is alright. You can talk to him but other boys are extremely loyal to New. Don't even think about talking about New to them.'

'But.....Ah! You don't understand! I need to see him!'

'In your dream. He is not your best friend anymore. He is the vice president of Red Dragon group. Do you know about their business deals? They have grocery chains, restaurant chains, they work with government and with Mafias. New mainly takes care of those grey dealings.'

'New is not like that.'

'Ah! You are impossible! He was a good boy 8 years ago. Now he is a ruthless person.'

He took out his phone and pointed out a picture. It's a picture of New. I already have that in my phone, saved in a folder named....My moon.'

'Look at those people around him. Do you see them?'

'Yeah. His subordinates.'

'His henchmen.'

'New is not a gangster. He is the vice...'

'Yes. He is the vice president. But the police and government both are in his pocket. His uncle, Vasu Wachanit, president of the Red Dragon group trained him personally.'

'Trained him? To become a successful business man? That's very good.'

'You and your slow brain! He trained him to become a perfect slave. You won't find information about New anywhere. Do you know his qualifications? After arriving at their house the first thing he did was enrolled him in the military.'

'Impossible! He was just 13!'

'He went there with special permission. He spent 3 years there, learning every kind of combat skills. Luke went with him.'

What rubbish!

'And his schooling?'

'He......went to a private college.....but I heard.....he spent his time there in fighting and binge drinking. Within a year his uncle called him back. So frankly speaking he stopped studying.'

'What! He was the brightest student in our class! He had a scholarship!'

'Hm. He asked our school principal to give his scholarship to me. That's how I got into that renowned college.'

I sat there with an open mouth. How is this possible! New loved studying. He was our class president for so many years consecutively!

'Red Dragon group is already a shady company. Everybody knows that but no one dare to speak. Vasu Wachanit himself is a tyrant. He took New under his wings and now New became just like him. I heard that even his own mother is not on good terms with him.'

'New's mother? I red about her. She was a famous actress, now retired. And his father.....I don't know anything about him.' I have tried a lot to find out about them but to no avail.

'Yes. Rungta Wachanit. She was a famous actress but stopped acting after losing her only child.'

'New?'

'Yes.'

'They are a mysterious family. You won't be able to find any detailed information about them anywhere. I know all this because last year I met some of the boys and after getting drunk they started to speak more and more.'

Just like you.

'Tell me more. Why isn't he on good terms with his mother.'

'Because his mother hates Vasu Wachanit, her own brother. She thinks he somehow responsible for her husband's death.'

'Oh god!'

'Hm. When New was only a few months old. There was a car accident. His father was driving and his mother was sitting beside him holding New in her arms. They were coming back from an event when they got into a head on collision with a huge trailer. His father was spot dead and his mother was severely injured. That's why New was under the care of a nurse and she betrayed them.'

Shit! This information......I felt immense pain.

'New is closer to his uncle than his mother. They are not even on talking terms.'

But........This isn't the family life New always wanted! He was looking for a happy and wholesome family. Hell! He was trying hard to improve himself for so long

So according to Tharn New didn't complete his education, he is a heavy drinker, likes to fight and a shrewd person. He is greedy for power that's why on good terms with his uncle but not with his mother.

Overall......he is not in a good shape. So I decided to interfere.

I came back here with the sole purpose of snatching the boy away from this poisonous environment. We don't need money, power or influence. I need him and he needs me. That's all.

With that in mind I started an engineering farm and met numerous potential investors who can introduce me to New. After trying hard for one year I finally met him.

After ten years when our eyes met, the first thing he uttered was,

'Fuck!'

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