Matthew’s words received the approval from everyone present as they nodded their heads. Frowning, Old Master Jackson shot Harvey a displeased look. When it came to verbal argument, Harvey was a far cry from Matthew.

“Anyone who arrives is a guest. Harvey, invite Mr. Larson in!” he ordered softly.

Harvey’s face flushed with embarrassment. Since Old Master Jackson had spoken personally, it meant that he was unhappy with him. Hence, he threw a fierce glare at Matthew, as his hatred for him grew greater.

The Jackson’s men retreated to allow Matthew into the hall and he went next to Sasha. With tears in her eyes, she grabbed his arm tightly and refused to let go. Matthew grinned at her and assured, “Don’t worry, silly. Everything will be alright. Trust me!”

Sasha nodded her head earnestly while her family’s faces were drained of blood. At this moment, Demi peeled Sasha away from Matthew as she shouted in anger, “Didn’t you run away to escape punishment, Matthew? What happened? Did you realize that you can’t make a run for it so you came back to take a chance? I’m telling you, be responsible for your own actions. This has nothing to do with us! It’s your business if you live or die. Remember, don’t implicate us!”

“Demi, how could you say that?” Sasha cried anxiously.

say anything wrong?”

gruff, “Larson, since you’re

nod and walked to the middle of the hall with his head held high. Seated all over the room were the heads of the Ten

as if everything going on was none of his business. In fact, the person holding the highest authority in the Jacksons was not the head of the family, but this old master who had lived for more than eighty years. Seated at the side was Samuel who sniggered and threw a look at Matthew,

 

I’ll present the evidence first! These are the several surveillance footages we obtained from the places where it happened. It clearly recorded Matthew kidnapping my nephew, brought him to the crime scene and then left by himself. Also, we found the car that Matthew was driving at that time. These are all solid evidence!” As he spoke, he played the surveillance videos onto a projected screen, as well as pictures showing the car

on the screen, agreeing that these

face, Harvey continued, “In addition to that, we also have a witness. She’s the woman who was in my nephew’s car that

woman in thick makeup was brought over and he asked

us on the road. He even beat him up and muttered something

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