Chapter 1279 Regret

“I promise you,” Lucius said, “the Darnell family will voluntarily

withdraw.”

He had lost.

His grandfather, Derrick Darnell, had taught him never to reveal his trump card in business and to keep people guessing. Derrick

despised Lucius‘ half–Cascadia heritage, but with only one grandson, he imparted what he knew.

Lucius had indeed never revealed his trump card over the years.

Even Adrian, his own father, had hoped for his demise. But Lucius wondered why it mattered even if he did meet a bad end. He had gotten what he truly wanted anyway.

Moreover, he only considered his maternal grandfather, Jared Neil, his family member. In a family that scorned him as a half–breed, it was Jared who took him to Hawford. He taught Lucius to write

Cascadian and kept him close.

long as he lived righteously, he would be

long gone, after all. But there were still some things he would

over at Marie and said, “The Darnell family isn’t the only foreign member in the Southern Cascadia Chamber

twitched slightly. “I know, but you’re the hardest to deal with. Wynter will avoid confronting you unless absolutely necessary because when giants clash, it’s the smaller Cascadian businesses that suffer. She’ll consider

Chapter 1279 Regret

“No wonder you

before returning his gaze. “I told you,

lay down on Marie’s grandfather, Johnny Whitman’s, bed. Once, he had a high fever and tossed his toys at Marie, asking her

save him when he was about

Jared and Johnny

from other kids.

she still held down Lucius‘ hand to stop him from pulling out his IV and told

had

and examined its contents. Lucius hadn’t lied to her. These

traps for so long, and they weren’t for nothing. If the Wray family were investigated, it would inevitably implicate Taylor.

initiated the investigation into the Wray family would essentially be destroying the

sent chills down Marie’s spine. The situation was too intricate, and a single

find you after the conference with the Chamber of Commerce.”

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