I followed behind Mom carefully. Watching as they got into the car, I stopped a taxi and asked the driver to follow behind them. For some reason, Mom entered a hotel with Lucas’ father and stayed inside for quite a long time.
I decided to take a seat in the café opposite the hotel. My face gradually turned pale as I stared at the luxury-looking door of the hotel. What’s the relationship between Mom and Lucas’ father?
As I pondered, more and more questions appeared in my mind. I reached out a hand to hold my head as I felt that my brain was going to explode. Three hours later, Mom finally walked out of the hotel.
This time, Lucas’ father did not follow beside her. She stood at the hotel entrance as she took out her phone to make a call. A moment later, a car pulled over beside her. As soon as she got into the car, the car drove away like a flash of lightning.
Before the driver stepped on the gas, a man lowered the car window of the backseat. I saw Mark through the café window and my heart skipped a beat upon seeing the gloomy expression on his face. I don’t understand. What has she been doing over the past few years? What secrets is she hiding?
I took some time to get myself mentally prepared before I walked up to the entrance of the Goldstein residence. Standing in front of the ancient-looking mansion, I could not help but feel as though I had traveled back to Avenport twenty years ago. I could see tall, gigantic trees behind the roofs. As I walked closer, I saw an antique-style mansion that smelled like decayed woods.
After greeting the security guards at the entrance, they brought me into the residence. I looked around in the living room and sat patiently on the couch. I remembered seeing Mom just now when I was still outside, so I wondered where she went as I came in.
Suddenly, a sense of curiosity surged within me. I was dying to know how Mom’s place looked like, so I continued walking on the path in the backyard. As soon as I reached another house, an argument echoed from the side. “Dad, what do you mean by transferring all the shares to Uncle Mark? What about us? We’ve been giving all of our efforts to the family over the years, and he’s going to take over the last things we have.”
“Lucas, that’s enough! All of these indeed belong to your uncle. I was only managing for him back then. We’ll move out of here tomorrow after transferring the shares to them. Your uncle can only feel relieved with that.”
“No, he’ll only feel relieved after I’m dead,” Lucas responded furiously.
“Shh! Keep it down! Don’t you understand the current situation in our family?”
“I’m already suffering because of him! Will that be any different from death?”
I blinked my eyes slowly as I heard everything from outside. I was very familiar with Lucas’ voice. When we first met each other, I had asked something about his health. He told me that accidents happened more frequently in wealthy families. It turns out that someone has set up the accident on purpose!
Lucas roared, “Dad, he has pinned you down for so many years. Do you not hold any grudge toward him? Back then, you knew he was the one who caused my accident, but you pretended to act like a fool! He gave you an excuse that he was recuperating overseas and asked you to take over his company. It seemed that he had trusted you a lot. In fact, he was only taking all your power away. You became a doll who could not do anything even though you owned part of the shares for the company. Look at you. You don’t even dare to say anything. You don’t think for yourself, but what about me? Do you plan to wait for me to die first before you start fighting for your right?”
“Lucas, your Uncle Mark is a capable man. He should be the one to manage the company. I beg you to stop talking about it. Our relationship will be ruined if he hears that.”
“That’s right. He asked Isabelle to test you just now as he wanted to know if you would fight back. Do you think I can’t see what he’s doing? Dad, you have a perfect opportunity, but you let it slip away like that. Do you want to see me suffer before you learn your lesson?”
Suddenly, I realized I had stumbled across some deadly secrets. Feeling anxious, I wanted to leave the house as soon as possible. However, Lucas walked out of the door with a darkened expression before I managed to turn around. He froze for a moment, but his vicious look turned calm gradually. “What are you doing here?”
