Chapter 209

"I understand," Fhan said as he headed upstairs,

in" from insid

The study door was closed. Ethan knocket, and when he heard a faint "Come in"

inside, he tumed the handle and entered.

As the door opened, he saw the trail figure of lan reclining on a chair by the balcony, reading a thread-bound book. Hearing the footsteps, aning it was Andy. "What is it?" he asked without looking up, Ethan didn't answer immediately. He walked over to stand behind tan before finally speaking, "Grandpa, where is Leali?"

Tandidn't turn,

tan, startled, turned his head in surprise. Seeing Ethan, his expression tuned cold. He averted his gaze and leaned back into the chair, his voice indifferent. "Did you come back just to argue with me again?" "I just want to know where Leah is."

concem you," tan replied, his tone

you're willing to sacrifice the hundred-year reputation of

dealmly.

an accident," iam conected

the fact remains-she killed

pulled a document from a drawer. He handed it to Ethan. "Here, look at this. If you think it's not enough, we can always

file had no title on the cover. Ethan opened it,

and forced himself to finish reading. When he was done, the fury inside him empted. He looked up at lan and asked sharply, "Doy

you

really

"But the person is already gone. The Wiley family is on the brink of a financial crisis. If we invest in them

the Wiley family should be grateful to you? Ethan cut

exhaustion crossed tan's aging face. He rubbed his

filled with trustration. The normally calm and composed elderly man now appeared almost feral with anger. His meticulously groomed silver hair had fallen loose across his forehead. Erhan stood in disbelief. In his memory, Lan had always been a solid wall, a man who could weather any storm, even as age slowly chipped away at his strength. But

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