"On top of that, you've been working hard every day. You toiled and moiled for the sake of the corporation. But Grandpa didn't even thank you for your contributions.

"How could he embarrass you in front of all those outsiders? That was brutal of him!" Betty wasn't satisfied with maligning Lauren. She stabbed Newton in the back, too.

Sophia was already dead. Now, Javier was the only one in the Beckett family she could rely on.

After all, Newton no longer sided with her. Since this was the case, she figured that she should continue sowing discord. She wanted to drive a wedge further in between Newton and Javier.

As she expected, the expression on Javier's face turned even darker after hearing what she said.

Deep down, she was gleeful. She suddenly recalled when Sophia told her about a rift between Javier and Chester. So, she decided to leverage this to sow more seeds of discord.

"Dad, what do you think Grandpa meant? He can't be thinking that Uncle Chester could come back to life, right?"

Rory looked at Betty. He was astonished.

Javier pulled his hand away from the table abruptly. He looked up slowly. He directed his chilling gaze toward Betty.

She shuddered.

"What did you say?"

even though you are his eldest

charge. However,

He raised his hand

Betty screamed.

slap was forceful. Betty felt a

face and chided, "Your grandfather and Uncle Chester are both your elders!

in her

All of a sudden, he felt weak at the knees. He slumped back into the chair. He was as white as a sheet. Sweat trickled down his

cup of chamomile tea over to Javier. "Have a sip of this, Mr.

worked up. You need to

shaking so much that he wasn't able to do so

you think that Dad... Has he always had his suspicions about that incident?" Rory's pupils

incident from 30 years ago. It was the incident when Newton's beloved second son, Chester,

Javier. I

over to his side. They were the only two people in the

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