Chapter 79

Why did you betray me, Father? Duane clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white with rage. His jaw hardened and his muscles throbbed with tension as drops of sweat trickled down his brow.

Was the heirloom from the Malfoy family just given to Jeff by his father? With a flash of piercing anger in his eyes, Duane bounded into the room.

He let out short, sharp gasps, each one tinged with a mixture of fear and rage.

"Father!" The intense feelings threatened to overtake Duane, causing his body to tremble and his heart to

race. He turned to look at Jeff and the heirloom he was holding.

This was the necklace that he had been assiduously attempting to claim for years, but his father had recently given it to Jeff, the recently Malfoy son.

"I will never accept this! This is unacceptable!" Duane yelled, his voice laced with pent-up anger and frustration. He approached Jeff and Old Master Malfoy who was lying sickly on the bed.

When Jeff noticed Duane's rage, he abruptly got up despite not understanding what was happening.

"What the hell are you doing?!" Duane stopped in his tracks. "Did you just..."

"Grandfather is sick! He needs rest.

That he has not been sleeping soundly, do you know? That explains the way his body responded to the meal. Do you not have a duty to look after your father? ""Are you now dictating what I should do?" Duane exclaimed unbelievably.

""Arlina was right about you! All you are trying to do is take everything away from me." Duane's eyes were fixed on the heirloom. He watched as Jeff's hand tightened around it.

disbelief. "Please allow Grandpa to get some rest. It is necessary for him. If you are going to continue being like this, please leave." Jeff realized that since he

his Father. The fact that their conversation is different from what Jeff had assumed

Duane of

the heirloom? Jeff tightened his hold

by Old Master Malfoy, Jeff shifted his gaze from his Father

took the Old Man's wrinkly hand in his

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your Father." Since Jeff met the Old Man, he had never seen him this weak before. He was always energetic and always trying to make

weird seeing

the old Man was hiding something from him, he didn't care because he knew that the Old Man's

to leave his grandfather with

was gone, Duane took a seat in a chair that was free, an

emanating from him.

Duane asked shakily. "What you did now is betrayal! You betrayed me, Father?!" "Calm down" Old Master Malfoy uttered gently. "I only gave the heirloom to Jeff, I didn't declare him as the

declare Jeff as his heir, why did

anyone, Father" Duane uttered. "I should have known what you were up to

back then too, right? You hide everything from me just

I have started to see things in

don't want you to regret it later." "Regret what? Not catching up with Jeff" Duane answered.

trying to steal things from me. He's just nineteen and he already has that kind of gaze! He doesn't deserve to be in our family!" "Don't regret later, Duane" The Old Man was persistent even though his son didn't

don't think you know what you are talking about." He headed to the door. Before he got out, he

Master Scavo let out a deep breath after Duane left. "I hope it's not too late." As Jeff walked into the living room, he

indifferent; anger coursed through his veins,

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