Seeing his son\u2019s vehement reaction, Paxton quickly recalibrated, a new plan forming in his mind. \u201cLeopold, relax,\u201d he said soothingly. \u201cYes, I want to reclaim our family\u2019s assets, but I would never harm your sister. We can use the Lincolns to get back what\u2019s ours, and then we can arrange for your sister to fake her death to deceive them. In a way, we\u2019d be saving her, don\u2019t you see?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Faking her death? Impossible. It was just a lie to placate his son and prevent him from interfering.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Leopold still looked skeptical, Paxton pressed on. \u201cYou kno after what happened with Josette and Jagger, the Lincolns will never let your sister go. Last night\u2019s trending topic was just the beginning of their revenge. This will not end until one side is destroyed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If we side with them, we can mediate from the inside. We can protect the family business and find a way to keep your sister safe.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leopold was still hesitant. \u201cDad, are you being serious?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Paxton nodded earnestly. \u201cOf course. I won\u2019t force you to do anything. You just need to continue trying to make amends with your sister, to gain her trust. Let me and Finley handle the alliance with the Lincolns.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDad,\u201d Leopold said, his voice low, \u201cdo you swear it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Paxton almost choked. He managed a weary smile. \u201cOf course I do. I swear, if I ever harm your sister again, may I die a horrible death.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
With the family fortune on the line, what was an empty oath? As if breaking a promise could actually kill him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing his father stake his own life on the vow, Leopold finally let out a breath he didn\u2019t realize he\u2019d been holding. \u201cOkay, Dad. I believe you. And I\u2019ll do my best to earn Larissa\u2019s trust so she\u2019ll cure Finley.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A strange and tense atmosphere had settled over the Lincoln estate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Helena, who went to bed early and paid little attention to online gossip, had only learned that morning from her butler about the \u201cincest\u201d scandal involving her grandson and son that had exploded across the internet the night before. To avoid the pitying glances and whispers of the other matriarchs, she had even skipped her morning prayers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her expression was grim when her grandson, Lucius, finally returned from the office. She sat in a stately armchair, a string of prayer beads in her hand, and looked at her favored grandson with a complicated expression. \u201cLucius, I never thought even you would be brought down by a girl like Larissa.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
09:55\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 435\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucius sank onto the sofa, his own face a dark mask. \u201cGrandma, I was careless. I shouldn\u2019t have delegated the task of dealing with Larissa to others.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He then told her about Larissa\u2019s provocative phone call from the night before.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Helena\u2019s face grew serious. \u201cIt seems we have underestimated this girl.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think my methods were too soft,\u201d Lucius countered. \u201cWhy bother with a deepfake? I should have done it for real. Drugged her, thrown a few men in her room, and turned her into a common whore. What kind of waves could she make in Regal City then? Once Haskell breaks off the engagement and no one cares about her anymor some godforsaken corner of the world to become a sex slave\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHave you had her background thoroughly investigated?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
ould ship her off to sands of men.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d Lucius confirmed. \u201cBased on everything that\u2019s happened since she returned to Regal City, we know she\u2019s a highly skilled doctor. For some unknown reason, she can also control venomous insects and snakes. The surveillance footage of Leopold tampering with the brakes was likely provided by Paddy\u2019s Home, a well\u2013known restaurant in the city. The owner of that restaurant is Zendar Schwartz, the long\u2013retired chairman of the Schwartz family. Both he and his son, Solon, attended Larissa and Haskell\u2019s engagement party. Besides them, two other giants in the medical field were there: Kimberly Moore, who developed the breakthrough cancer drug, and Luther Caldwell, a top academician in the pharmaceutical\u00a0<\/p>\n
world.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 430\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 436\u00a0<\/p>\n
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