His Housewife Had Secret Identities novel Chapter 883

“My real child… is the heir to The Thomas Group… He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He’s the most outstanding, the most brilliant person in the world…”

Though Eleanor had never seen Jonathan be born or grow up, she clung to fantasies of his present and future as a way to endure her own suffering.

“No, Mom, I’m your son!” Joker would cry, but his words would only serve to drag Eleanor from her fragile paradise back into the hell of her reality.

“You are not my son! You’re a bastard, a devil!”

Forced to confront her miserable life, Eleanor would unleash all her resentment and pain on Joker. She would beat and kick the young boy, leaving him bruised and swollen almost every single day.

At first, Joker thought his mother had simply gone mad. He knew he didn't have a father and never would. He knew his mother didn’t love him. He knew the environment they lived in was more terrifying than any prison. But still, he wanted to live.

He was physically strong, and despite his young age, he worked hard, which earned him some favor with the syndicate’s leaders. However, the more they liked him, the more Eleanor despised him, and the more violent she became.

“All of Joker's twisted hatred for me… was written in his diary,” Jonathan said with a weary sigh. “His initial target was The Thomas Group. He thought my career and my fortune were what I cared about most… so he used Marina. He planned to use her power as Mrs. Thomas to help him acquire twenty-five percent of the company's shares, making him the second-largest shareholder.”

“So that’s what it was…” Listening to Jonathan’s explanation, Niamh finally understood. No wonder the Vipers’ Nest and Joker had spared no effort in helping Marina harm her. Without their resources and support, Marina never could have executed most of her schemes against her.

“But then… Joker realized The Thomas Group meant nothing to me. He realized you were my first love, the most important thing in my life… So he changed his target. He decided to kill you in front of me, to make me lose my beloved forever, just as he could never have a mother’s love.”