âWhat?â
âBehind their accident?â
Alex stirred chaos among the Rockefellers with that one question.
Everyone turned to John, waiting for an answer. Even Noah looked over in his direction.
John snapped out of his daze and became more infuriated. âBullsh*t! Why would I be behind that
accident? Do you suspect that I killed your dad? Do you think Iâd kill my own brother? Who do you take
me for?
âYour father, William, betrayed our country and tried to make a run for it! He was the one who didnât pay
attention to the road and panicked! He collided with some driver and got into that accident. He caused
his own death. What does that have to do with me?
âBesides, his actions have caused us Rockefellers to endure shame and humiliation. Weâre now a
laughing stock because of him. We canât even go by our lives in peace in California all because your
father and mother Brittany just had to succumb to their greed!â
Upon hearing Johnâs words, the Rockefellers started blaming and accusing them as well.
âThatâs right! Your father is the disappointment of the family!â
âI was made fun of at school for having a relative who betrayed our country! They say that our wealth
came from selling information about our country! I was so embarrassed!â
âHow dare you accuse Uncle John for their shameful actions! You are the worst.â
Everyone shifted their anger towards and placed the blame on Alex completely.
Alex smiled to himself. If it werenât for his parents, how would the Rockefellers be where they were this
day? How would Rockefeller Group be as successful as they were now? How would they be able to
live in such a big manor? If it werenât for his parents, these people would still be farming in the
countryside, trying to reap benefits in every way like the greedy bastards they were.
But Alex wasnât in the mood to argue. He stared at John and said, âYou know who betrayed our
country. Youâd better be speaking truthfully if you claimed that the car crash was just a mere accident. If
I were to find out that you were the one behind it, thenâ¦â
Alex raised his hand and slammed onto the table.
The sturdy rosewood table was smashed into pieces.
Everyone froze. No one dared to speak a word.
Alex said in a calm tone, âYou would end up like this table.â
Johnâs eyes widened as goosebumps formed on his arm. Although it was still summer around this time
of year, his body suddenly felt cold.
The color drained from Carolâs face and her legs went weak. She had wanted to call up some friends
and outnumber Alex just to beat him up. However, after witnessing this, she was frightened to her core.
If she were to call up those friends, they would just end up as minced meat.
Pepperâs eyes were glistening. It was hard to tell what she was thinking.
Alex didnât care how the Rockefellers reacted and walked towards the exit. Just as they heaved a sigh
of relief, Alex turned around and they tensed up again. âMy dad bought this manor for me. Rockefeller
Group is mostly mine as well. John Rockefeller, Iâll give you two monthsâ time to return what you stole,
every single penny of it.
âYour deadline is the 5th of October, on my dadâs anniversary. I wonât let you off easy if you fail to
deliver.â Alex then turned around with his arms folded behind his back again and walked out of the
manor.
There was suddenly an uproar among the Rockefellers.
âWho does he think he is? Just who does he think he is?
âHow dare he talk to me in such a tone?â
John was furious, he started smashing anything he could get ahold of. He even smashed some
expensive antiques into pieces. The other Rockefellers were angry as well. After William died,
Rockefeller Group had been divided among the direct descendants of the Rockefeller family. Everyone
had an equal share of the benefits and losses of the company.
If they were to obey Alexâs orders and return Rockefeller Group to him, they would suffer a huge loss.
Who would be willing to do so?
âUncle, what do we do now?â
âHe wants Rockefeller Group and the manor back, I will never agree to this!â
All the Rockefellers started giving their opinions on this matter.