At the Ulrich residence, Mason moved incredibly fast. Cillian had just died, and he

was already holding the funeral the very next day.

The Ulrich family women were wailing loudly at the wake, and guests were whispering among themselves.

"Cillian had such bad luck this year. He shouldn't have died like this!"

"Bad luck? Please. He was clearly taken out by someone with an agenda," another hissed.

"Exactly, Mr. Lloyd is pretty petty and ruthless!"

"Yeah, that bastard snatched the chairman seat and still wasn't satisfied. He had to go after a loyal elder like Cillian too? He's a damn monster!"

Some hot-headed mourners did not bother hiding their outrage and cursed out loud.

Mason knelt dutifully in front of his father's casket, dressed in all black, looking every bit the heartbroken son.

Guests whispered praises about his love for his father, but no one noticed the faint smirk of satisfaction curling at the corner of his mouth.

Lloyd has arrived!" someone

inside perked up with renewed energy. Some were cracking their knuckles, looking like they

let out a wail and began crying loudly. "Dad, rest in peace! Mr. Lloyd has come to see you. Whatever debt you owe, it's all over now! You can go in peace. I'm sure Mr. Lloyd, out of respect for the deceased, won't hold

timed, drawing even more angry glares toward Andrew

for being late," Andrew said calmly. "Cillian was a

His passing is a great loss to us

sunglasses on, Andrew

but even in the end, he kept hoping for your forgiveness. Sadly, he passed with regrets, never having heard your pardon. Now that he's lying here, are you

words carefully. There was no personal feud between Mr. Lloyd and your father. Speaking this way will

grudges with my father whatsoever. My. father was perfectly fine, and he died suddenly because

Au?

we blamed anyone,

lifetime, my

Lloyd the

could tell that Mason was making insinuations

she could say anything, there was a loud crash

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