After Edith left, Calbert was the first one to speak. "Otto, if you want to blame someone, blame me. I was the first one to notice. I was the one who told Yvonne.""I was the one who told Calbert to hide it from you," Yvonne chimed in. She looked at Otto calmly. "Mr. Carrington, this entire matter is really complicated and long. Back then, we weren't sure of it yet, which is why—""You two ganged up to lie to me. Now you expect me to just try to understand where you're coming from. Is that it?"Otto sneered. "You two are the people I trust the most. I thought there were no secrets between us and that we could talk about anything. "But what did you two do instead? If Mark hadn't taken Great-Grandma away, how long were you planning to keep this from me?"Yvonne and Calbert looked at each other.Calbert looked apologetic. "We had always planned to tell you. It's just that things happened too suddenly. We never thought Mark would do this.""Do you think I would believe you?" Otto
Just as Otto had guessed, Mark didn't cause Agatha any trouble.At that moment, he brought a doggy bag of breakfast food to Agatha. "I don't know what you like to eat, so just eat whatever we have downstairs."He placed the food on the table.The next second, Agatha flipped the table, sending food falling everywhere."Who the hell are you?" Agatha was so furious, she trembled. "How much ransom are you asking for by kidnapping me? Let me tell you, the people I hate the most in this world are kidnappers!"I'm really old. I would rather die than let you terrible kidnappers get away with the money!"Agatha spat on Mark."You!" Mark was furious, but he gritted his teeth and took it.He bent down and picked up a piece of bread.Agatha looked at him as he picked up the bread. Somehow, she got even more furious. She stabbed her walking cane into another piece of bread. "Why the hell are you picking this up? I won't eat any of it!"Mark grabbed her walking cane and looked up at her co
At that instant, her blurry memories of that face suddenly became clear.The face she was looking at in front of her at that moment looked so much like that of her eldest grandson. It was almost a clone!Tears welled up in Agatha's eyes. She raised her trembling hands to touch Mark's face. "You've returned."Mark felt a little uneasy. He pushed her hands away.Agatha frantically pulled him back and asked urgently, "Who are you? What is your name?""I would like to know who the hell I am too." Mark retracted his hand and stood up. He towered over Agatha and looked at her. "Why did you destroy my mother's grave? The men you hired at the border said you were looking for me. Why were you looking for me?"Back then, when Yvonne had said that he was not Jennifer Johnson's son, he had fought for his life to run out from the fire. When he arrived at the border, he realized that Jennifer's grave had been destroyed. After looking into it, he found out that Agatha was behind it.He had
Agatha quickly wiped away her tears and nodded fervently. "Of course!"She tried to get up, but she had used all her energy from crying. She could only look up at Mark. "My child, I've been searching for you to take you back home. No family member should be left outside on their own."If I don't take you back home, I won't dare to see your parents at all!"Agatha reached out to hold Mark's hand. This time, he didn't refuse.She looked delighted. "D-Do you believe me now?""I have to see with my own eyes to believe you. You said my… father and I…" Mark furrowed his brows. He felt a little strange bringing up his father. "That we look alike?""Yes!" Agatha nodded. She held onto Mark's hand and slowly got up. "I can take you back to Carrington Mansion. I still have the photos of your parents. You'll believe me once you see them.""Okay."Seeing Mark agree, Agatha enthusiastically led him to the door. "Let's go. We'll head back right away."However, Mark didn't move.Agatha loo
At that moment, Carrington Mansion was in chaos."Grandma is already so old! She can't possibly take any bruising!""Why haven't the kidnappers called or anything? If they want money, we'll just give it to them! Grandma has to be safe!""People are already talking about how she didn't attend her own birthday party. We won't be able to hide the fact that she has been kidnapped for too long!"The Carringtons in the living room were noisily talking among themselves. When Otto and the others returned, the discussion finally stopped.Heidi frantically went up to them. "Did you find her yet?""No. The others are still looking for her. If they still can't find her, they will call the police."When the family heard the word "police", they were in an uproar once more."No! No! If the kidnappers find out that we called the police, they won't even give us a chance to talk! They will just kill her! What are we going to do then?""Yes, Otto! That's your great-grandmother. How could you b
Seeing that Calbert stayed silent, the other Carringtons looked at Otto."How could you bring such a dangerous person here? Otto, are you trying to get us killed?""No wonder you said you wanted to call the police! I'm guessing you wanted to take the chance to get rid of Grandma so that you could become the heir!""Otto, how could you be so heartless? You'll get what you deserve for doing such an immoral thing!"At that moment, everyone attacked Otto without understanding the situation. They were showing their true colors.Calbert could no longer take it. "Enough! It isn't the way Mrs. Carrington Senior made it sound."Yes, I admit I spied on her, but Otto knew nothing about it! What's the point of yelling at him? I dare you to come at me!""It's good that you admit it!" Agatha looked at him sternly. "Then, tell me. What was your purpose for spying on me?""I…" Calbert was at a loss for words. He couldn't possibly say that it was to catch Mark."You can't explain, right?" Agat
Yvonne snickered arrogantly and swept a glance at every member of the Carrington family."So, these are the true colors of wealthy people." Yvonne crossed her arms across her chest. "Mr. Carrington, since we aren't worthy enough to be your friends, let's just split ways. I don't need to be insulted by this bunch of people."I knew a long time ago that you wealthy people are judgmental. I just didn't expect you all to be so stupid and not know right from wrong."Yvonne looked at Agatha. "Especially you, you old hag. If you have delusions and paranoia, I urge you to see a doctor, in case you cause more trouble for the younger generation."Mr. Carrington has been searching for you for the entire night. But when he got back, he still had to take your scolding. "He's the only one good enough to put up with you. If it had been us, we would have fought back."You should thank God every single day to have such a great-grandson. Don't be an unappreciative bitch."Agatha was furious. "
In the study, Otto closed the door behind him and went up to Agatha. "Great-Grandma, what is it?""I found the missing child from back then."Otto's heart sank, but he feigned a casual tone. "Is that so? I guess congratulations are in order. Your wish for many years has finally come true.""Hmm." Agatha sized Otto up and said, "I'm relieved to hear you say that. It looks like I was overthinking before. I thought you, among the entire family, didn't want the child to come back the most."Otto nodded. The frostiness in his gaze faded. "Since I was a child, you taught me that we should help each other out in the family. How could I have any malice toward my own family?""Good. It's good that you still remember what I said." Agatha looked at Otto. "When I see that child once more, I will bring him home. I hope you will care for him and guide him. "After all, he has been away from the family for many years. He isn't familiar with our family at all. If you could do your best to help
A light breeze blew by in the courtyard. Agatha slowly recounted the past.Back then, Daniel and his wife, Katherine, had just had Mark. The entire Carrington family had been celebrating.They had doted on Mark and taken him wherever they went.That day, they had headed out. Before they'd known it, Mark had been taken away.Just when Daniel and Katherine had been on the brink of losing it, they had received a call from the kidnapper to bring the ransom to a specific spot.They had gotten the money and driven there without any hesitation. No one had thought that they would ever return after that. Even Mark had disappeared.When Agatha finished recounting this, her cup of tea had already cooled.She wiped her tears away. She said through a catch in her throat, "Katherine was hugging the bag of money tightly until the moment she passed away, as though she were hugging you."Mark furrowed his brows. Now that he'd heard the truth about Daniel and Katherine, he should have felt pain
As Yvonne left the room, she could tell that Stephen's mood was much better.She looked at him. "Are you thinking of something nice?""No." Stephen looked at Yvonne with a rare twinkle in his eyes."Let me take you to breakfast." Before Yvonne could respond, he took her hand and led her to the elevator.Thinking about how he'd stood outside her room the entire night, Yvonne decided to let him hold her hand.Then, her thoughts drifted to Otto. Somehow, she had a bad feeling.…At the same time, Mark was in the courtyard of Carrington Mansion. He sat next to Agatha and poured some tea for her.He handed her a cup of hot tea. "Great-Grandma, try this."When he noticed that Agatha had no reaction, he called out to her once more. "Great-Grandma?""Huh?" Agatha came to her senses. She looked at Mark in confusion. "What is it?""You've been distracted since yesterday. Are you thinking of something?" Mark asked.Agatha shook her head. "Nothing." Then, she picked up her teacup and
Yvonne stood by the door of the bedroom and looked at Otto, who was looking out of the window in a daze on the bed.The sun shone on his face. He looked quite hungover and had a sickly pale face.Yvonne hesitated for a while before saying gently, "Mrs. Jenner called me last night. She's worried about you."Otto didn't respond.Yvonne went in closer and added, "She said that you called her and asked about your father. She found it strange."Mr. Carrington, why did you suddenly think about your father? Did Mrs. Carrington Senior bring him up yesterday?"All Yvonne got was silence.Luckily, she was patient. She sat on the couch and followed Otto's line of sight. Tiny dust particles were floating among the sunbeams. Yvonne also fell into a daze as she watched them float about.Suddenly, Otto asked, "Have you ever felt like your world was falling apart?""Hmm?" Yvonne was confused. "For example?""I mean, like the person that you trust turns out to be different from what you'd t
The next morning, Yvonne opened her door to see Stephen standing outside. She was caught off guard."What is wrong with you this morning? Why didn't you knock…"While talking, Yvonne noticed that Stephen was still wearing the same clothes as the night before. She furrowed her brows and asked, "Don't tell me you didn't leave last night? Have you been standing outside this door all this while?""Hmm." Stephen looked at Yvonne intently. "I thought you would've figured it out quickly."Yvonne was speechless, but she thought to herself that she'd slept like a baby the night before.She smiled at him. "Figure what out?" She noticed Stephen frowning as though he were on the brink of losing his temper.She quickly added, "I-I mean, you have to give me a hint, right? I've thought about it the entire night, but I still don't understand. My brain isn't functioning well."Stephen asked suspiciously, "You've been thinking about it the entire night?""Yes, which is why I didn't look for yo
"If I hadn't come to find you tonight, you probably wouldn't tell me anything about what happened tonight, would you?" Stephen asked in retort.It wasn't a big deal, as long as they returned safely. Yvonne wondered why she needed to report this to him.But she still smiled. "It's late. How could I disrupt your rest? It would've been the same if I told you about it tomorrow morning, right?"Stephen sniggered. "Yvonne, you still don't know where you've gone wrong."He suddenly went in closer to her. Yvonne instinctively retreated until her back was up against the wall. She glared at him."What on earth is wrong with you? I've already said that I would've told you tomorrow morning—"A punch went past Yvonne and landed brutally on the wall.Yvonne was a little stunned. She looked into Stephen's eyes and furrowed her brows. "Stephen, I don't want to quarrel with you for no reason. "Mrs. Carrington Senior went to look for Otto today. Calbert couldn't reach him the entire day, so he
Jane returned to the private room, distracted.She sat down next to Cory. She looked at him as he reached his hand out to her in confusion.Cory furrowed his brows and asked unhappily, "Where's the wine?""Wine… Yes! Wine!" Jane came to her senses. She was just about to get up when Cory pulled her back.He grabbed her by her chin and forced her to look at him. "What happened when you went out?""N-Nothing."Cory tightened his grip. Jane furrowed her brows in pain. "I-I… I saw Yvonne. She told me that she and Stephen got remarried.""What?" Cory relaxed his grip a little. "They got remarried?""Hmm.""So, what?" He had no intention of letting her go, and he looked at her sharply. "Does it bother you so much that Stephen got remarried?"Jane looked at Cory frantically. "Cory, what do you mean by that?""What do I mean? You know what I mean."Cory went in closer. His tone turned icy. "You used to pursue Stephen. Now that you know he's gotten married, you're in this shitty mood
Yvonne turned around to see Jane smiling at her ambiguously. She furrowed her brows. How were they always bumping into each other?Jane crossed her hands in front of her chest and leaned against the wall. She swept her gaze at Calbert and Otto. "Two guys and one woman. You sure know how to have fun!"Calbert instantly snapped, "What the hell are you talking about?""Why are you being so fierce? Did I hit the nail on the head?" Jane snickered. "Two guys and a woman came out of a private room in the middle of the night. Anyone would come to the same conclusion. We're all adults. There's no need to pretend to be innocent.""You—" Calbert was about to go up to Jane, but Yvonne stopped him."Since Ms. Ford is here, I'm guessing so is Cory?" Yvonne smiled, yet her smile didn't reach her eyes. "If you cause a scene here and this bar gets raided, guess who'll be the ones walking out here alive?"Jane's expression turned ugly. "Are you threatening me?""It's just a kind reminder." Yvon
Calbert and Yvonne managed to track Otto's car to a bar, thanks to the information they'd gotten from his staff. Otto's car was right outside the bar.Calbert looked at the neon sign and furrowed his brows. "Why is Otto here? Did what Mrs. Carrington Senior said really hit him so badly that he has to drown himself in alcohol?"Yvonne said nothing and headed directly inside the bar."Wait up for me!" Calbert went after her. He subconsciously protected her from all the drunk patrons.The lighting in the bar was dim. Many of the patrons were drunk and having fun.Yvonne and Calbert walked around the booth area, but Otto was nowhere to be found. They pulled a server over to ask if there was a patron by the name of Otto Carrington who had reserved a private room.Coincidentally, the server had just taken two bottles of wine to Otto's room. So, he led them to the private room.Calbert tipped the server before opening the door and entering. The entire room reeked of alcohol.He looked
After Agatha left, Otto stood in the same spot without moving.A long time later, Zac entered the office. He looked at Otto's back and asked quietly, "Mr. Carrington, will you still see the client?""No." Otto sounded heartbroken.Zac didn't dare ask further questions. He gently closed the door and reminded the secretary that no one was to disturb Otto.In the office, Otto was alone. He slowly walked over to the couch and slumped into it. His mind was in a mess."Alexander was the one who planned the kidnapping back then."Agatha's words rang in his mind for a long time.Alexander's young face appeared in Otto's mind, smiling at him affectionately."Otto! Amazing! Yes! Just like that!""You're amazing at badminton! You're going to make the country proud! I'm going to be so proud of you!""Otto, my son!"Memories of his interactions with Alexander flashed across his mind at that moment.Otto couldn't imagine that such a loving father would do such an absurd thing. Alexander