"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?"

Uncle Chester. He showed little care toward you. He didn't care much about you even though you are his eldest son. The eldest son should be the one who takes over the family business. You weren't even like Justin,

Grandpa's behavior, he seems dissatisfied with you being in charge. However, what can he do? Could he bring Uncle Chester

hit the ceiling. He raised his hand and slapped Betty in

Betty screamed.

felt a splitting

anger. He pointed at her swollen face and chided, "Your grandfather and Uncle Chester are both your elders! Who

ran blank. She cupped her face in her hands and scurried out of

was panting. 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

quickly by bringing the cup of chamomile tea over to Javier. "Have a sip of this,

up. You need to watch your

cup of tea. But his hands were shaking so much that he wasn't able to do so even after multiple

that Dad... Has he always had his

knew that Javier was referring to that incident from 30 years ago. It was the incident when Newton's beloved second

think so, Mr. Javier. I don't think

his side. They were the

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