Chapter 1041

"You're still arguing?!"

Mark shot Jade an icy glare and added coolly, "The same goes for you too! Fifty lashes and a hundred slaps!"

"What?!" Jade dropped limply on her bottom upon hearing Mark's merciless sentence, all light in her eyes fading.

While the bodyguards took Jade away, Mark finally turned to Gable.

There was no sympathy in his eyes as he shook his head and sighed. "My brother Henry has always rebuked me, telling me that I shouldn't get too many wives and mistresses. But I was convinced that having more heirs would ensure the family's property. Well, look at me now…"

Snorting in sheer disappointment, he glanced at Gavin. "There's so many of us, but only Gavin here has an eye on the big picture or is able to differentiate right from wrong."

Then, he turned to Helen with a look of relief. "In the first place, I gave Helen the candidacy as the next head of the Lane family because I wanted to whip the family into shape. I wanted the family to strive… but my own sons don'