It was a dark and windy night. The moon was casting a dim and cold glow on everything beneath it.

As agreed, Cornelius arrived at the study on the second floor of Primrose Manor. Preston was already waiting there, as expected. His lonely shadow on the floor was like a ghostly figure that had returned from hell to seek revenge.

"Dad, I am your son, after all. I really never thought that you'd be so cruel toward me."

Preston sat languidly on the couch. He grinned sinisterly. "I have always been respectful toward you. I have toiled hard for the corporation too. Yet, you're kicking me out because I have become handicapped? Aren't you being too heartless?"

Cornelius suddenly sensed that something was wrong. He turned around to open the door but found that he couldn't pull it open!

"Stop wasting your energy. Without my permission, you're not taking a single step out of Primrose Manor." Preston put a cigarette between his lips. However, he remembered that he no longer had a hand to light his cigarette. So, he clenched his teeth and stuffed the cigarette back into its case.

"Caspian... Caspian!" Cornelius shouted for his secretary. His back was covered in sweat.

Then, the door opened.

"Mr. Cornelius, Caspian is here."

smile. Then, he flung Caspian's body in front of him as if he were a piece of

roared at Preston, "How dare you murder someone? Are

if I've gone insane, it's all

nonchalantly. "Furthermore, it's just killing someone. What's all that fuss about? I'm sure that you've gotten lots of blood on your

of a dog for too long? Now that you're old, have you forgotten that you used to be

"Preston Harper!"

the tea table. "Sign these. I'm no longer interested in your shares. Harper Group has turned to ruins. Landon can clean it up

to agree to transfer all your assets to me. If so, I will take our 50 years of father- son relationship

the blood drained from Cornelius' face. He gritted

aged. But all this while, he was never afraid of anything. He never yielded to anyone for the sake of his

how could he have been able to build such an extensive family business in this

had raised. It was completely unreasonable for a father to bow down to

pointed at Preston. "You acted like a good son in front of me and stooped low for so many

of you. Before you contacted me, I had already transferred all my assets and shares to Landon! He is now the head of the Harper family. He is the final decision maker in all of Harper

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