Chapter 748: 748: Default

Edward Marshall stared at his elder brother in consternation, “Your illness…you’re supposed to have selective amnesia? You don’t remember me, do you?”

“I was faking it! I knew that some despicable people wouldn’t back down, so I fabricated a convincing performance. Now, you’re the first one to show your true colors.” The old man’s piercing gaze was filled with a brutal chill, an unmistakable threat.

With utter contempt, Edward sneered, “Brother, you’re as cunning as ever, a real fox!”

The old man wore a grim facade, his voice chilly, “Enough! What shady business have you been up to recently?”

Edward snorted with icy derision and stammered a defense, “I did nothing, brother. Are you framing me now? Are you treating our father fairly? Or respecting the ancestors of the Marshall Family?”

“I’ve given you the chance, but you refused it. If I do anything now, you will have no one else to blame but yourself.” Saying this, the old man took out an old yellowed photograph and showed it to Edward.

Having seen the photograph, Edward’s expression hardened, and his eyes clouded over. He glared at his elder brother with gritted teeth.

The old man continued with a stern voice: “It was you who set this woman upon my grandson, wasn’t it? Your silence is equivalent to affirmation, right?”

Edward glared at his older brother in resentment, a frozen anger seeping from his gritted teeth, “Your grandson led to my son’s downfall. It was also your grandson who discarded familial affections. My son’s birth mother, out of love for her child, sought revenge. Isn’t that justice?”

“My sympathy goes out to my grandson. I seek justice for him, and this, too, is fair! Thus, I’ll reveal this scandal to the public. Your son will live in shame his entire life. He is but an illegitimate child, born out of you and an actress.

Decades ago, I allowed your illegitimate child to enter the Marshall Family residence; decades later, I can also make him leave the Marshall Family and obliterate his name from our family records. Care to test me, hmm?”

Furious but unable to retort, Edward could only glower at his big brother.

Whipping out a document, the old man waved it at his younger brother, “This is from our father. All these years, mindful of the fact that you’re my brother, I’ve left you to live a life of abundance, while you’ve repeatedly schemed against my grandson, my heir, and even attempted to usurp Marshall Corporation. You’ve gone too far, this time, I won’t let you off lightly.”

“…”

“Starting from today, I’ll follow our father’s wish, expel you from the Marshall Family, erase your son’s name from our family book. I will make a public announcement…”

Before the old man could finish, Edward interrupted him and began to plead, “Brother, I was wrong. I’ll leave Serene City. Please don’t expunge James’s name from the family record. I was behind the conspiracy to turn Daniel against Olivia Jenkins. But now, she has cancer and doesn’t have much time left. Let’s let bygones be bygones and not let James know that he is an illegitimate child.”

“Everything you said, I have recorded. If you and your son persist in your wrongdoings, I will make these recordings public. Once you both go abroad, don’t ever think of coming back. The Marshall ancestors won’t have to see you, and they will be relieved.”

Filled with resentment, Edward could only grit his teeth and nod.

Although the old man spoke slowly, his words were full of authority, “Be it Daniel or I, we hold substantial evidence. If you and your son dare to act rashly again, I won’t keep any considerations in mind and will send your son straight to the prison. Even if you are abroad, I won’t show mercy. Remember, you too are a grandfather.”