"How could there be such an idiot in our family?" Grandpa Hughes was suffering in heart-wrenching anguish.

 

This might be a hard-to-solve puzzle for them.

 

Caroline and Julian shared an almost identical genes pool, but how could they turn out to be so different?

 

When Caroline played the fields with male stars, Grandpa Hughes had suspected her real identity. He even secretly did a paternity test for Caroline, but it turned out that Caroline was 100% Gerhard and Heather's daughter.

 

Grandpa Hughes had no choice but to tolerate Caroline.

 

He lectured her more than once before, but Caroline kept doing ridiculous things. As time passed, Grandpa Hughes gave her up.

 

He regrated not crippling her legs because this at least kept Caroline from Eric.

 

Arthur handed a cup of tea to Grandpa Hughes and comforted him, "Everyone is responsible for their choice. There's nothing we can do."

 

"Let it pass." Grandpa Hughes took a sip of his tea to calm himself down.

 

Arthur asked, "What happened to Uncle Gerhard?"

 

Grandpa Hughes was depressed when it came to Gerhard. "Well, I received a foreign call today. Julian's father owed an insolvent debt overseas, and he's caught and beaten up by the creditors. The attached photo showed his swollen face full of bruises."

 

must be Eric's another

 

Eric wouldn't let

 

it would be easier for Eric if

 

Grandpa Hughes nodded, "Definitely."

 

and said, "Where there's smoke, there's fire. He must be set

 

cried in the video that someone set him up. He borrowed money to invest a profitable project, but it didn't go well in

 

with him. Eric came prepared, so he must have put someone into

 

Gerhard's debt took Arthur by surprise. "That

 

on top of interest. It looks like Eric wants to cost the Hughes Group an arm

 

he said to Grandpa Hughes, "Grandpa, forgive my rudeness, I don't think Julian

 

Hughes was shocked after Arthur told him about

"A headache?"

to him, "Yeah, it’s all coming from Caroline.

to raise money." Julian as the president would definitely know about the money if it was taken out from

Uncle Gerhard could escape after that, at least

low profile, but his family fortune was capable to get Grandpa Hughes through

would do it under the table

Julian,

Arthur's shoulder

Arthur

the door. "Grandpa, I save

her,

Dorothy, several estates from Vincent, and its company shares. She had money to help Grandpa Hughes

"I think I can handle it. Don't drag

a bad impression in the Longerich's for hurting Emelia. How could he get them involved in

Hughes continued, “Julian's mother saves a lot these years. This shit is supposed to be her business, so

didn't force Grandpa

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