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“Stop wasting your energy. Without my permission, you’re not taking a single step out of Primrose Manor.” Preston put a cigarette between his lips. However, he remembered that he no longer had a hand to light his cigarette. So, he clenched his teeth and stuffed the cigarette back into its case.
“Caspian… Caspian!” Cornelius shouted for his secretary. His back was covered in sweat.
Then, the door opened.
“Mr. Cornelius, Caspian is here.”
Frank’s face was covered in blood. He shot Cornelius a sinister smile. Then, he flung Caspian’s body in front of him as if he were a piece of rubbish. “It’s a pity he could no longer serve you, though.”
Cornelius was overwhelmed with fear and started to shiver all over. He felt faint. He roared at Preston, “How dare you murder someone? Are you insane? What are you planning to do?”
“I know very well what I’m doing. Even if I’ve gone insane, it’s all because you and Landon drove me mad.”
Preston shrugged nonchalantly. “Furthermore, it’s just killing someone. What’s all that fuss about? I’m sure that you’ve gotten lots of blood on your hands to expand Harper Group in your early days too.
“Have you been playing the role of a dog for too long? Now that you’re old, have you forgotten that you used to be a bloodthirsty wolf?”
“Preston Harper!”
Preston retrieved the documents that he had prepared and tossed them onto the tea table. “Sign these. I’m no longer interested in your shares. Harper Group has turned to ruins. Landon can clean it up if he wishes to.
“All you need to do is to agree to transfer all your assets to me. If so, I will take our 50 years of father- son relationship into consideration and spare you.”
Upon hearing that, all the blood drained from Cornelius’ face. He gritted his teeth.
It was true that he had aged. But all this while, he was never afraid of anything. He never yielded to anyone for the sake of his own survival. He had never allowed himself to be humiliated by his competitors just so he could stay alive.
If he had done so, how could he have been able to build such an extensive family business in this chaotic world? How could he have become one of the four most notable families?
Moreover, the one threatening him right now was his own son, whom he had raised. It was completely unreasonable for a father to bow down to his son.
Cornelius bellowed. He pointed at Preston. “You acted like a good son in front of me and stooped low for so many years. You’re finally showing your true colors!
“However, I’m still one step ahead of you. Before you contacted me, I had already transferred all my assets and shares to Landon! He is now the head of the Harper family. He is the final decision maker in all of Harper Group!
“As for you… You have absolutely no part in it!”
Preston sat up straight. His eyes were bulging with anger. “You old fool! You’re about to die. How dare you continue to lie to me?”
“Lie to you? Do I need to do that? Now that it has come to this, I’m not afraid to be frank with you.”
Cornelius hit the ground hard with his walking stick. He glared fiercely at Preston. “Although Bill is no longer around, never have I considered having you succeed Harper Group! I have always had my eyes set on Landon. He has also always been the one I’ve been bringing up¡ª”
Before he could even finish his sentence, Preston leaped across the tea table and dashed right to the front of Cornelius. He then stabbed him right in his abdomen.
Fresh blood gushed out from the wound and dripped onto his feet.
Cornelius started convulsing. He covered the wound on his abdomen and crumpled to the floor in pain. His vision gradually became unfocused and blurry.
He had not raised a son. Instead, he had raised a pest, and this pest had finally evolved into a heartless monster that didn’t hesitate to take a life just to fight for power.
“Dad, you said that Harper Group wouldn’t have been mine even if Bill wasn’t around?”
Preston kicked Cornelius to the ground. Then, he got down on one knee, lifted his foot, and stepped on Cornelius’ bleeding wound.
Cornelius howled in extreme pain.
“I’m not afraid to be frank with you too. It’s about Bill’s aircraft accident. I was the one who planned it all.”
“Why, you… You…!” Cornelius widened his eyes in disbelief. He stared straight at Preston’s sinister face. However, he was in so much pain that he couldn’t bring himself to say a word.
“That year, I hired someone to destroy the helicopter’s main gearbox in advance. That caused the aircraft to plunge into the sea. I did have a chance to save Bill. But I chose to leave him to die.
“Poor Bill. Even as he died, he wouldn’t have thought that it was his own younger brother who caused his death! Did you know? He watched as I swam up to the surface of the sea. His gaze was even filled with relief. There was not a hint of hatred in his eyes at all.
“Such a perfect and good-hearted man should just be reunited with God. He’ll just get in my way if he stays in the Harper family. All I can say is that he was born into the wrong family!”
“Asshole! You bastard!”
Cornelius’ eyes were bloodshot. He yelled out, wanting to retaliate with all he had. However, Preston didn’t give his father a chance to bite back at him.
One stab, another stab, and another.
Cornelius lay in a pool of his blood. He died with his mouth and eyes wide open.
Even Frank was floored to see such cruelty before his eyes. Those who didn’t know them might have even thought that they were archenemies!
“Don’t blame me, Dad. You can only blame yourself for being too ruthless toward me.”
Preston sighed. His face was blank. He swept his hand across Cornelius’ eyes. “Bill was such a kind and merciful man. It didn’t suit him to be in the bloody world of business. I am the only and most suitable candidate. It’s a pity that you were blinded.”
Sylvia arrived at the front of Primrose Manor. As expected, she found Cornelius’ car parked outside.
Initially, she wanted to make her way right in. But she felt that it would’ve been too abrupt. After all, she still had to show respect to the head of the Harper family. Thus, she waited patiently outside.
After a long wait, the door finally opened.
Sylvia was wary, so she hid among the trees and observed the situation in secret.
In the next moment, she spotted Frank lugging a long, black nylon sack out of the manor.
Sylvia was aghast to see that following behind him was a single-armed Preston, who was also dragging an identical sack!
“Has the room been cleaned up?” Preston asked.
“It’s all cleaned up.”
“Find a place to bury the bodies. Get the Harper family’s car settled as soon as possible. There’s a dirt road nearby going toward the West. There are no surveillance cameras there. Even if the police were to investigate, they wouldn’t be able to find the bodies so soon.” Preston’s tone was calm. He even yawned.
“I understand. Will you be taking your leave tonight, then?”
“I’m not done with my revenge. How could I leave?”
Sylvia covered her mouth in terror. She was scared out of her wits. She turned around and made a run for it.
Preston might have lost an arm, but his hearing was still sharp.
“There’s someone among the trees! Go after them! Don’t let them get away!”
Frank set off in pursuit. But Sylvia was running for her life. She hopped into her own sports car and dashed off.
“Mr.P-Preston! I didn’t manage to catch up with the person, but I’m certain it was Ms. Sylvia! That car was Ms. Sylvia’s!” Frank panted as he reported back.
“Sylvia… That bitch!”
Preston’s gaze was fierce. Through clenched teeth, he commanded, “Send some men to look for her. There’s no difference between killing one and killing three. Get rid of her when you find her!”
This night, there were some who were feeling uneasy and some who were confident.
At the Millennium, Amber was leading Remy through the grand-looking corridors. Remy was like a bat that was lying in wait in the dark. Amber, who was walking in front of him, couldn’t help but get chills down her spine.
Jameson had been waiting for a while in the highly-secretive room.
“I didn’t think that we’d meet again so soon, Mr. Lexington.”
Jameson welcomed him with a wide smile. He brought a glass of red wine over and handed it to him. “It must have been a long journey. This is a world-class red wine that I’ve prepared specially for you.”
The look on Remy’s face was frigid. He pushed the wine glass away from him without a second thought. He showed no respect to this man, who had Solana City in his hands.
“Ms. Altman has briefed me on the way here.”
Jameson saw that Remy rejected his drink, so he drank it instead. He was someone who could be flexible too. “Oh, has she? That saves me some time then,” he remarked.
“You keep making things difficult for a young lady, Jameson. Do I look like I have a lot of time on my hands?” Remy stared at him with a dark gaze.
Jameson clicked his tongue. “Why? Are you feeling soft-hearted toward her now, Mr. Lexington?”
