“You underestimated Sebastian. I’ve always found him to be a smart, composed person. When he was little, Elissa, a grown woman, often picked on him. Yet he still managed to get this far on his own.””

While Nora had been confined in the hospital the past few weeks, she still caught word of what was happening outside.

But at her age, she could no longer meddle in these matters anymore. And she didn’t intend to…

Nora sighed sadly.

“I don’t have much time left. When your father was still alive, he used to say that people should pursue virtue after they pursued wealth. You’ve used up all the virtue he had saved for the family, and we’re no longer blessed.”

As she spoke, Patrick poured her a glass of water and handed her the medication on the bedside table. He frowned and said,

“Mom, stop talking like that.”

Nora sighed and pushed the medication cup away with her wrinkled hand.

“I’ve been taking this same medicine for years and it has done me no good. You can go back. I want to rest now.”.

Patrick returned to his home alone, despair looming over him like a storm cloud. The house was empty, aside from the servants.

In the past, Patrick usually heard the short-tempered Ritchie quarreling with his mother at home. But now, the house was eerily quiet and lifeless.

Patrick sank into the sofa wearily, burying his face in his palms.He had no way to fix this.

Now Patrick was fully aware of just how terrifying and cruel Sebastian was. The latter had shown no mercy to his own family.

Sebastian had picked off all of Patrick’s family one by one—first, his wife, then his youngest son, and then his eldest. Even the Klein Group, Patrick’s pride and joy, had been destroyed. Now he had nothing.

“Sir, Mr. Sebastian is at the door.”

A servant came and report to Patrick.

Before Patrick could say anything, Sebastian strode into the living room with his hands in his pockets.

He looked around the house quietly. .

“The house is the same as before, yet it feels different. There used to be too many people in this home and it got too crowded.

Now it’s empty, which is good. It makes the house look bigger.” Sebastian walked to the sofa opposite Patrick and sat down, sneering coldly. Patrick laughed bitterly.

“Are you here to see me at the end of my rope?” Sebastian remained unfazed.

“On the contrary, I’m here to offer you a way out. Whether you take it or not will actually depend on you.”

be so kind, but he was utterly exhausted and desperate. “Sebastian, what more do you want? I don’t want to play any

up to you,” Sebastian answered simply, resting his chin on the back of his hand. “As you know, your family is on the verge

the public that you raped and then slandered my mother, and apologize to her

Patrick’s expression changed.

Patrick had enjoyed a certain level of prestige all these years and it’d undoubtedly be a huge shame for him to apologize to a woman he had

Larson because she was beautiful,

in school, many boys had chased after her, but she rejected all of

she was forced to take

they met again under such a circumstance, Patrick wanted Sylvia to be his mistress. Although she looked harmless enough, she was actually a

so angry that he raped her in the very hotel she worked at. Afterwards, he attempted to silence Sylvia with money, because the latter

his reputation, so he lied to the

rich and powerful, and there were

out that Sylvia was pregnant. Sylvia probably didn’t abort the child because she was afraid that she might not be able to conceive again in the future, so she

against the Klein family and hadn’t

later, her son rose from the ashes to avenge

Even if I admit my mistake to the public, it won’t make much of a difference. Your mother is

Patrick said desperately.

response, so he said in a cold voice, “Quit making excuses. If you do as I say and turn yourself in, you’ll only be imprisoned for a few years at most, but ultimately, you’ll be able to protect your precious Klein family. By the time you’re released from jail, you’ll have another chance to start anew. But if you don’t admit what you did, I’ll make sure you live a miserable life. I won’t stop until the Klein family, which has been around for hundreds of years, is completely destroyed—and you’ll have no one to blame but yourself. Like I said, it’s

a long time, and suddenly looked much older. The chandelier hanging from the ceiling

he wasn’t going to respond, Sebastian stood up

to save the Klein

Patrick’s voice suddenly sounded from

over his

a long time, Patrick sighed and said

a

“Sebastian, did you plan all this from the very beginning? Was everything—the court cases, the sentencing—was everything just a ploy to force me to turn

eyebrows, Sebastian turned around and stood facing

his profile, but his face was against the light, making it difficult for Patrick to see his

“In a word, yes.

erased, do you honestly believe you can also erase all the crimes you’ve committed?

My mother is innocent.

take the fall for your

this day for

young man turned

him walk

Sebastian was gone, Patrick raised his head, stared at the ceiling

the end, he

Sebastian had won.

day, Patrick went to the cemetery to see

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