Samuel looked sick, and there had to be a reason for that.He looked at Joshua and forced himself to smile. "I thought that only your assistant was coming when the butler said Lucas was here. I didn't expect to see you two."Joshua smiled and looked at Samuel politely. "I intended to have him come here and ask you something, but…"He stayed silent for a while. "I think that it's quite rude to let my assistant come ask you the thing I want. After talking with Luna, we decided to come here to show our sincerity."Samuel sighed as he heard what Joshua had to say.Joshua was almost the same age as Malcolm, and Malcolm had nearly stolen Joshua's wife from him. However, his son was not nearly half of Joshua in terms of manner and politeness. He figured it must have something to be with how his family brought him up.Joshua and Malcolm were both brought up by their grandmothers and without their parents beside them. Joshua had taken after Granny Lynch, making him an elegant, caring, and
It was just a simple question, yet Samuel's expression changed instantly. He looked at Joshua quietly and nodded his head.'Joshua isn't a man devout to God, yet he asked me if he could pray at the statue the moment he came.'In truth, Samuel knew Joshua's true intention. He looked at the tall, strong man walking slowly toward the statue, and he felt his heart softening when Joshua was about two meters away."Joshua," Samuel called out to Joshua. "You can pray later. I have something to talk to you about."He took a deep breath and looked at Joshua. "It's about…giving all of the Quinn family's valuables to you."The living room plunged into an eerie silence with those two simple sentences. Luna thought she heard it wrongly, while Joshua furrowed his brow. Even Malcolm, who was hiding behind the statue, paled in shock."You're giving me all of the Quinns' resources?" Joshua was the first one to react. His eyebrows knitted together as he looked at Samuel. "Uncle Samuel, did you mak
Luna was shocked by the sudden turn of events. She subconsciously turned to look at Joshua and then at Samuel, feeling that this was a fever dream. 'But…we're here to ask about Malcolm.'Joshua said that Samuel had ordered a few people to monitor Malcolm at all times. If they wanted to know if the person with Thomas was Malcolm, it would be the easiest to ask Samuel.Originally, they wanted to send Lucas to ask a few questions in their stead while they visited Sean and Kate in the hospital. However, Joshua felt that it was better for them to come personally, hence their arrival.All Luna thought of was asking questions. Who would have known that Joshua, who had never been one to pray, actually volunteered to pray at the statue? More shockingly, the priest himself stopped Joshua from praying and said he wanted to give all of the Quinn family's valuables to Joshua.Was Samuel crazy, or was Joshua? Was she the crazy one instead? Why could not she understand anything that was happening
In comparison, it was better to apprehend Malcolm than to accept Samuel's gifting. Malcolm was an unstable variant to them. He could use Riley or use the information he had about them to cause trouble anytime, anywhere.For example, Thomas Howard. He could only have understood so much about her and Joshua from Malcolm. Malcolm must have played an important part to incite Thomas."I'll explain it to you later. It takes more than one or two sentences to sum it up," murmured Joshua under his breath before he took out his phone and called Lucas. He said he was not feeling well and wanted Lucas to bring over some medicine for him.Looking at how Joshua was talking on the phone with his back against her, Luna pursed her lips silently. This man had been acting very mysteriously ever since he stepped foot in the mansion. She looked at his angular face, wanting to say something, but she was cut off by the lawyer who was a considerable distance from her."Mr. Quinn, are you sure you want to
Luna could imagine the twisted look on Malcolm's face when he heard what Samuel said. She nearly burst out laughing at the image.Soon, Samuel and Joshua started with the procedure. To retain the evidence, Samuel allowed Luna, the secretary, and the lawyer to record the process from the side.When everything was done, Joshua passed the medicine Lucas had brought to Samuel with the document Samuel had authorized. "I noticed how unwell you looked when he first walked in. This is the medicine I had my assistant take from my mother-in-law. It's good for your health."Samuel, though momentarily stunned at this, accepted the medicine from Joshua and grabbed it tightly. "Thank you.""I should be the one thanking you." Joshua looked at Samuel again before turning to grab Luna's hand. "It's getting late. We don't want to disturb you anymore."Let's go," he said to Luna.Luna bit her lip when she felt Joshua's large, warm hand holding hers. She subconsciously looked in the statue's directi
Looking at how puzzled Luna was, Joshua closed his eyes and changed to a more comfortable posture to rest on the leather seat. "First of all, me agreeing to sign the contract with Uncle Samuel doesn't mean that I'll let Malcolm go. I have men stationed inside and outside of the mansion. Once Malcolm leaves the mansion, my people will capture him. Secondly, do you really think that Samuel was trying to help Malcolm by giving the Quinn family to me? You're wrong."Luna was baffled at this. She furrowed her brow to look at Joshua while more questions popped out. "Why not?"Samuel only stopped Joshua and told him his intention when Joshua wanted to get near to the statue. Was not that for Malcolm?"He did want me to let go of Malcolm, but that's not the real reason." Joshua curled his lips. "Think about it: why would Malcolm rather give out his identity as the eldest young master of the Quinn family and be willing to work for Thomas?"Luna paused. "He wants to come back to Merchant cit
"Do you think I won't dare kill you, you old man?!" Malcolm pressed the knife against Samuel's neck, and the tip of the knife stabbed into Samuel's neck while blood oozed out from the wound.However, Samuel did not feel anything, even though his neck was injured by the knife. He leaned back on the couch and looked at Malcolm with a smile. There was, however, a glint of disdain in his eyes as he sneered, "I never thought that you won't dare kill me. On the contrary, I'll die in peace if I die by your hands."In his entire life, he had never done anything sinful. Even as a member of the notorious Quinn family, he could bravely and frankly say that he did not commit any sin. That was why he dared to become a priest; to help others overcome their sins as others referred to him as Father Samuel.However, was that truly so? Had he never committed any sins? In fact, he did.A year back when he was drunk, he had missed Lucy so badly that he treated Malcolm's mother as Lucy and bedded her.
Samuel furrowed his brow and looked at the man before him with ice-cold eyes. "Who are you?""Mr. Quinn, do you not recognize me?" Thomas felt like this was the best joke he heard so far. "My name is all over Merchant City today. How come you still don't know me? Maybe I didn't work hard enough."Samuel's eyebrows knitted together. "Who are you?""Let me introduce myself." Thomas stood up and walked to stand in front of Samuel, lightly grabbing Samuel's hand. "My name is Thomas Howard—your son, Malcolm's future boss. He must've mentioned me to you."Samuel was silent for a while before realizing what he meant.This man, who did not look well over 30 years old, had to be the man Malcolm told him about. He was the one who gave Malcolm a new name, the one who gave him a new place to stay, and the one who sustained him to live.Samuel squinted."You're just an actor. What makes you think you can go up against Joshua and Jim?"Joshua was the newest and most talented young man in Merch