Letting a person live lucidly in pain for the rest of their life was the biggest punishment.

Rowan wiped his hand with a smirk. He took one last look at William and left quietly.

The early morning sun spilled through the memorial hall’s traditional window and shone on the portraits of the Hamerton ancestors.

Many servants were crowding the door as they looked inside in worry. With the dull thud and an abrupt fall of a figure, they gasped and rushed in.

“Mr. Matthew fainted! Mr. Matthew fainted!”

“Go get Mr. Clark!

Clark came over with some other men to take care of the incident and relayed it to Liam with a solemn face.

Matthew had stayed on his knees in the memorial hall for one whole day without food or water and finally succumbed in the morning.

his dragon-headed cane on the floor, a cold gleam

time, he got up and strode briskly to

chicken soup when he heard that his father was coming to him. He quickly asked his servants to take it away and weakly pulled his

“Are you feeling better?”

you’re here…” Matthew pretended to get up but coughed

not young anymore. The memorial hall’s cold.

ask for the ancestors’ forgiveness…” Matthew began to wipe his tears. “I…

Liam sneered. “The father has no idea of what his son’s doing? Has your father-and-son relationship faded to this

“Well—”

you’re distant now, there’s no need to plead his case

Matthew was rendered speechless.

I’m senile!? Do you really feel guilty, or are you putting up a show for

“Dad…”

bouncing off the bed and getting on

to put Yale behind bars? H-He only wanted to steal

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