His fatherâs bright smile was engraved into his brain, as if he was right there with him. Remembering
his smile broke Alexâs heart.
âDad, you were the one who chose and bought this place. You lived here!
âYour son will get it back for you,â Alex murmured to himself.
He closed his eyes, engulfed by his thoughts.
It was five in the evening by the time John rushed back to the manor from the hospital, feeling
bloodthirsty. He blamed Alex and Brittany for the states his son and father were in. He wanted to let out
his anger on and torture the two b*tches.
But when he got to the entrance, he saw the guards.
As Fred opened his mouth, John pushed him aside and asked coldly, âIs that pest Alex here?â
Fred didnât dare disobey him and said, âHeâs here.â
âVery good,â John said as he rushed into the manor. He had already thought of multiple ways to torture
both the mother and son.
However, there was no one around, not even Brock, when he walked into the manor. There was only
Alex resting on the grand masterâs chair, drinking tea.
That was where Bill, the head of the family, normally sat.
John became more furious. âWho gave you permission to sit there? Who served you tea? Get up this
instance!â
Alex shot him a dirty glare and drank the tea that he had prepared. He then said calmly, âI heard that
youâre looking for me?â
Alexâs calmness made John want to beat him up right there and then. However, he knew that
something was up.
He yelled, âBrock, Brock! Come out! Where are you?â
Since Brock had already died, it was impossible to have him present in the room. However, his loud
yells caught the attention of the others in the manor. The guards, maids, Carol, Natalie and the others
were all in the living room by now, followed by Noah and Paige.
Familiar faces surrounded Alex. A fairly beautiful woman in a uniform was present as well. She had a
curvy figure with quite long legs. Alex knew this person. She used to be Williamâs secretary, Pepper
Kimmich.
Now that William had passed, she became Johnâs secretary instead.
Back then, Alex called her Sister Pepper. As he looked at her, Alex realized something strangeâthis
woman was a fighter with great internal strength.
Somehow, Alex just knew that his parentâs accident was much more than just a mere accident. There
must be some dark secret behind it.
Carol was Noahâs daughter. With her parents here, she started complaining about Alex and making
false accusations. Carolâs mother, Mariah Hamilton became extremely angry. She started pointing at
and insulting Alex harshly and humiliatingly.
She even started cursing about William and Brittany.
Suddenly, Alex stood up and grabbed Mariah by her hair and slapped her multiple times. Her face
became as swollen as an obese pig. She was horrified and couldnât even say another word.
She would have become angrier if she was only slapped once. But with six slaps, she chickened out.
âYou deserve to be slapped for insulting my parents!
âIf you dare to run your mouth again, Iâll break your limbs!â
Alex flung Mariah to the side and stood up straight with his hands behind his back. His eyes were as
deathly cold, sending chills down everyoneâs spine.
Carol was terrified yet infuriated. âYou⦠you would dare?â
âWhy wouldnât I dare to?â
Alex responded coldly and sharply. âYou Rockefellers dared to barge into my house and knock down
my mom and kidnap us. So tell me, why shouldnât I dare to go up against you?
âJohn Rockefeller, tell me. Were you the one behind my parentâs accident?â