âYour stepmom has a point,â Edward argued. âThey can be completely forced into this by you.â âFine, Iâll make you give up completely today, then!â Eugene answered. âBring Isaac Black in!â
A startled Edward remembered that Isaac was the man they sent to sow discord between Brian and Eugene, but there was no news from Isaac afterward. He thought that Eugene had gotten rid of him, but he was still alive until this day!
Isaac had been staying at Brianâs place the whole time with no injuries on him, and Brian had promised to keep him alive as long as he agreed to cooperate with Eugeneâs plan for today.
After entering the room, Brian smiled at everyone before greeting Lara, âHi, Miss Lara!â As it had become a habit for her to deny everything, Lara blurted subconsciously, âWho are you?â
âIâm Isaac,â he answered with a smile. âDid you forget that youâre the one who brought me back. from Mastar?â âThatâs rubbish. I donât know you at all,â she said. Eugeneâs eyes drifted to Edward. âYou donât know him as well?â
It was impossible for Edward to deny that he knew Brian, so after contemplation, he answered, âI know him. Isnât he the guy who killed your mother in a car accident back then?â
Eugene nodded. âI didnât expect that you still remember him. Then, do you know who instigated him to do so?â A baffled Edward muttered, âDidnât he accidentally knock her down because of drunk driving?â
A cold smile spread across Eugeneâs face. âIâll let him tell you the story himself!â Immediately, Isaac realized what he had to do and shared, âMore than a decade ago, I applied for the bodyguard position in the Nolan Family, but Iâm not charismatic and didnât buy over the person-in-charge, so I was eliminated. President Nolan saw that Iâm quite capable and hired me to protect Young Master Brian and his mother. Indeed, those days were very relaxed, and soon after, I had a girlfriend.
Still, the salary I received was not enough to make ends meet, and right at that time, Lara Roberts contacted me and gave me 200,000 upfront. My salary back then was only 2,000, and this figure was equivalent to my entire life of work. Unable to resist the temptation, I became her henchman, and the first thing she wanted me to do was to find an opportunity to kill President Nolanâs mother-â
Before he could finish, Lara shouted in fury, âAre all of you just going to let Eugene bring any kind of Tom, Dick and Harry to set me up? I donât know any of these people, and thatâs all poppycock heâs saying!â
In response to that, Eugene cast a look at Curtis, who immediately led two bodyguards forward. The bodyguard apologized and wanted to grab hold of her. âPardon me, Madam!â A panic-stricken Lara staggered backward. âWhat are you going to do? Are you just going to watch, Edward?â
Getting up on his feet, Edward was about to help out when he was held back by other bodyguards. âWhat are you doing, Eugene?â he demanded angrily.
As Eugene was still seated in a chair, he smirked devilishly. âI would like to let you know why itâs over for you and see it clearly for yourself just how blind you are!â
âWith the unfounded statements by these people?â Edward snapped. âLet him finish!â Eugene said, gesturing to Isaac. âBack then, I was a little afraid to do it,â Isaac continued. âSo, Lara Roberts told me to have some drinks and make it look like I was drunk driving, saying that I could get away with three to five years of jail time, and just like that, I was convinced by her. So, I picked a rainy day and followed behind Mrs. Nolanâs cab. When it came to a downhill road, I stepped on the gas pedal and rammed into her.
After that, I was worried that the truth would be exposed, and I confessed my mistake to President Nolan, telling him that it was unintentional. At that time, he had no idea about my betrayal and thought that it was an accident. Even though he beat me up, he kept me alive and sent me to the police station. Just like Lara Roberts said, I was sentenced to three years in jail based on the drink-driving law. In the second year, Lara Roberts bailed me out and I left for Mastar.â