Chapter 476

"Well, look who finally remembered his old man," Tristan greeted, a smirk playing on his lips.

"Seems like life's been treating you well," Casper retorted, standing at the doorway without moving a muscle. "I assume Dillon already filled you in. Now, I want to hear your side."

"Dillon claimed I sent someone to kill you?" Tristan spat, his eyes flashing with indignation. "That's pure nonsense. He's lost his marbles, and it sounds like you have too."

"Wasn't you?" Casper's brow furrowed.

"Casper, you're my son. Why would I want to kill you? Even if..." Tristan's face clouded with a mix of hurt and frustration, "...even if I did favor Shaun more, I'd never go that far. Do you really see me as that heartless?" Tristan's expression seemed genuine enough.

But then again, who else would pin such a grave accusation on him out of the blue?

"I'll get to the bottom of this with Zach," Casper said, his tone resolute.

"Be my guest," Tristan replied, taking a measured sip from his glass. "Sure, Shaun's got ambition, but he's locked up. How'd he have the means or the pull to hire a hitman? For free, no less?"

Tristan's logic seemed airtight.

this: When I was presumed dead after falling off that cliff, why did you help Zach take over Welton International? Was it because

the weight of the accusation hanging in the

be passed down to a man, not a woman, and certainly not to

you'd survive, I wouldn't have created this

that case, I'll have someone buy out your shares. It's

ruin me completely?" Tristan slammed his glass down, his chest heaving. "And what

say," Casper's voice

of wine and downing it.

"Yes, Mr. Casper."

beard overgrown, and his clothes stained and tattered. He looked more like a man in his fate forties than the young man he once

on me in Oak Falls?"

processed the question. "To kill you? I wish I could, but I've been in jail. How could I hire someone to kill you from in here? Casper, if you're hell-bent on blaming me,

fabricate stories."

the game of power, you either

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