Butler Fred furrowed his brows in confusion, clearly unsure of what Mickey was about to do, either. "You…""I never knew that you were the one who killed my mother." Mickey lifted his head to fixate his vengeful gaze on his father's face. "You've always told me that my grandpa, grandma, and mother all died in a fire."You claim that they had died because of their lack of awareness of fire safety and even told me that the only reason we survived was that they had deliberately chased us out of their barbecue party."Every time the thought of my mother or other relatives popped into my head, I'd be filled with hatred and resentment. I had gone so many years thinking that they deserved to die because of their stupidity and arrogance…until now."His cold, steely gaze was filled with hatred. "It was only after Joshua exposed the truth about your past that I finally found out…not only were you the one who killed my mother and grandparents, but you even twisted the truth and made me think
"Well…"Jim lifted his head to meet Charles' gaze head-on. "I realized that even though the companies I owned outside of Landry Group were small, they brought in considerable income for me."I wanted to stand on my own feet by building my career while helping run Landry Group at the same time."Charles narrowed his eyes and sneered upon hearing this. "And why is that? Do you somehow think that Landry Group isn't good enough for you anymore?""Not at all." Jim leaned against the back of his chair lazily and explained, "I just knew exactly where I stood. Even though Mother had always treated me as her own for many years, I knew full well that this wouldn't change the fact that I'm not her son, and that I don't have the right to inherit Landry Group. Therefore, no matter how hard I worked, none of this would be mine."He curled his lips into a bitter smile. "Initially, I thought Heather was your daughter, but unfortunately, she was not at all suitable to take over Landry Group, which
Luna, too, was stunned by this sudden revelation.Never, not even in her wildest dreams, had she thought that Jim would be hiding so much from them.It made sense why Jim, when the Landry family was going through their toughest times, had so confidently told her that even if they went broke, he would be able to take them in.He had been preparing for this moment for a long time."Jim never revealed the extent of his assets because he had been thinking of us all along…" said Rosalyn, sighing, her head lowered as she continued wrapping gauze around Charles' wound. "This was why Butler Fred had taken advantage of the situation and collected so much incriminating evidence that led us to think Jim had betrayed us…"She let out another sigh and finally lifted her head to stare at Jim with a relieved look. "You never disappoint, my dear son."A surge of warmth spread through Jim's heart when he heard these.She…called him her dear son.Did this mean that…not only had she forgiven him,
"You don't have to blame yourself for what happened to Bonnie, Mother," Jim interrupted Rosalyn before she could even finish her sentence.His gaze became distant as he continued, "I know that you were the one who produced the poison that landed Bonnie in this coma."Yesterday…I went to visit Nikki at the police station in secret, and she revealed that my mother Lucy had intended to use this poison to take her life."After coming out of the police station, I investigated the clinic from which Lucy got the poison, and I discovered that…the doctor who gave her the drug was a friend of yours."He turned to stare at Rosalyn. "You were the one who produced the drug, weren't you, Mother?"He let out a bitter chuckle and added, "I should've guessed. Who else in Merchant City would be capable of producing such a lethal poison apart from you, Mother?"Still, you had no idea that the doctor had requested this poison from you on Lucy's behalf, and you didn't know that Lucy would have a chan
"I'm sure Luna will be able to handle this." Charles sighed and glanced at Luna.Finally, he turned to stare meaningfully at Butler Fred and Mickey, who were both restrained by the servants. "Send them to the police station and take care of this."The servants nodded before bringing the two prisoners away.Just as Butler Fred and Mickey reached the door, Luna hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "Wait."She remained motionless and stared at them through narrowed eyes. "There's one more thing I need to say, not only to you but to my parents and Jim, too, and that is…"She let out an exhale. "I'm not going to take over the family business. I never have, and I never will."The idea of taking over such a large-scale business has never once crossed my mind. I've always known that Jim would be the most suitable person to take up this responsibility."Therefore, I had been lying to all of you when I admitted to being the future heir of the Landry family business."As she said
Sean had gone missing?Jim furrowed his brows and quickly strode away, clutching his phone. "What happened?""Just now, one of my men came to me saying that your brother, as well as my subordinate Kate, disappeared at the same time, but no one knew where they had gone."I've already sent some people to check your house, but none of them went to visit Bonnie, so I called to ask you whether you had any idea where they went."A hint of cold malice crept into Luke's voice as he added, "It's one thing for your brother to go missing, but another thing entirely if Kate were to disappear too. It might not seem like it, but this girl hails from a rich and influential family, and the only reason she's come to work for me is that she wanted to experience life on her own without being dependent on her family."Therefore, if anything were to happen to her, not only will I have to take responsibility, but you'd have to pay the price too."Jim narrowed his eyes upon hearing this. "I don't care
Could Sean and the girl working for Luke have gone to meet this celebrity?Even though Luna knew that Sean's personality and upbringing made it highly unlikely that he would do something like this…she could not say the same for Luke's assistant.After all, Thomas Howard was someone so handsome that even Anne, who came in contact with aesthetically perfect faces all the time, fawned over him so vividly.With this in mind, it would make perfect sense that Luke's assistant was a fan of Thomas Howard!Just as Luna was pondering this, her phone rang.It was a call from Joey, an old pupil of hers. "Master Moon, have you seen the news? Thomas Howard has arrived in Merchant City, but the better news is, his assistant has gotten in touch with me!"Thomas Howard wants to become an ambassador for your jewelry! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Didn't you say you wanted to restart your career in jewelry design?"Thomas Howard's assistant told me on the phone that he has fallen in lo
"Have you decided to go for it, Master Moon?" There was a newfound hint of joy in Joey's voice as he exclaimed, "Have you decided to come out of your retirement for this? If yes, I'll get in touch with Thomas Howard's assistant right now!"With that, he hung up the phone.Luna remained stunned as she clutched the phone in her hand, listening to the dial tone. A split second later, she sighed and tucked her phone away.Just as she was about to lock her phone, however, she received a message from Joey.[Thomas Howards wants to meet you this afternoon! 1 p.m. at Bamboo House, a restaurant on the west side of the city!]Luna glanced at the time, frowning.It was already past 11 a.m., so she would be meeting Thomas Howard in less than two hours.How impatient was this man?The rational voice in her mind was telling her that something was wrong—that Thomas Howard must have had ulterior motives for setting up this once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity.Luna knew that she should hav