When James was distracted, I used the very last bit of energy I had to push him down and ran over to Theo.

James was running after me with bloodshot eyes, but he was stopped by the bodyguard.

Theo peered at me in disgust. Then, he took off his jacket and put it on me. “I’m not trying to help you. I just can’t stand my family being bullied by someone else.”

James roared as he struggled, “Theo, you’re a fake! If it weren’t for both of you, I wouldn’t have ended up in this situation. The luxury life belongs to me. Swift Corporation belongs to me too!”

Theo had no patience with him. He punched him.

“With your IQ? I bet our parents would rather have another child than bring you up.”

James yelled, “Just wait and see. If our parents find out the truth, they will definitely chase you away. I’m the only true successor to the Swift family.”

In the car, Theo was resting with his eyes closed.

I carefully observed him. In my first month with the Swift family, I knew why Adam and Mary favored Theo.

He was brave, ambitious, and detail-oriented.

He was not the one afraid of leaving the Swift family. Instead, the Swift family would not be able to survive without him.

He suddenly opened his eyes and looked at me calmly. “From the first day you reached home, I sent someone to look into your background. I don’t care if you’re the real son; I just want someone who’s not rotten.

“Finneas, you’re a smart person.”

He pondered for a bit before he slowly said, “A week later, the Swift family will host a banquet to officiate your return. As long as nothing goes wrong, you’ll be the only second son of the Swift family.

“Don’t worry, I have made sure that James will be detained for at least two weeks.”

I let out a sigh of relief.

Actually, when I found out that James was trying to reach Adam and Mary, I was already planning an exit strategy.

Since I still had a chance, I could still stay for a while longer.

A week later, in the Swift family’s manor, I appeared dressed in a tailor-made tuxedo.

Everyone was looking at me enviously. I stood aside as I waited for the ceremony to start.

Lydia Benson was sizing me up. Then, she leaned in to mock me.

“You’ve finally made it. The Swift family is going to officially recognize you as their son. I bet you did some dirty deeds behind their backs to get here.”

Lydia was a famous party girl, and she always had a different boyfriend every week.

When I just returned to the Swift family, she had a bet with her friends that she would be able to make me, a country bumpkin, fall in love with her.

However, I rejected her every single time. She felt embarrassed and frustrated.

She then told everyone that I had made an enemy out of her.

I planned to ignore them.

However, Lydia leaned in and whispered in my ear. “You’re a fake, but you’re acting like you’re the real deal. Let’s see if you’ll still be this calm when the truth comes out.”

The comments started appearing.

[James’ fangirl has appeared. James is such a Marty Stu. He had just simply saved someone, and that person turned out to be Lydia.]

[Under James’ influence, Lydia thought that Finneas was the one who snatched James’ identity through dirty means. James has already disguised himself as one of the servers. He will be exposing the truth when the Swift family announces Finneas as their second son.]

[I feel like Finneas is the only sane person in the entire book. What is the author doing?]

Before I could react, the Swift family was already asking me to go on stage.

I had no choice but to head up.

Lydia’s smug expression sent a shiver down my spine.

Then, I immediately saw James among the crowd.

Just when Adam was about to introduce me, James suddenly rushed onto the stage. He resembled Adam. He cried and yelled, “Mom, Dad, Finneas is lying to you. I’m your real son!

“Finneas! I treated you as my best friend. How could you snatch my emblem away from me just because you wanted to live a wealthy life? You’re not even letting me see my parents!”