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“I trusted you too much in the past. That’s why I nearly made a grave mistake!”
Liam’s cane knocked against the floor harshly.
Liam had always been under the impression that even if Matthew was limited in abilities and was not that smart,
sometimes a little problematic in character, it was all fine—as long as he did not do anything out of line.
Moreover, Matthew was the only one out of his children who was good with words and often made him happy. That
was why he turned a blind eye to what Matthew did.
Even when Zephyr repeatedly told him that there were issues with Matthew, he felt that his grandson was
insensible and advised the young man that his uncle was family. He should try getting along with him.
He regretted it so much now!
He glared at Matthew and Yale. “This isn’t your first time doing dirty deeds like this! I haven’t even settled the score
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtabout William Jenner sneaking into Zephyr’s home to steal Mr. Irwin’s medicinal formulas!”
“Dad, listen to me!” Matthew was close to getting on his knees as he rambled, “Yale just lost his head for a
moment. He’s being used! And… And the plane crash five years ago, I-I didn’t do anything! It’s got nothing to do
with me!”
Cordelia smiled and retrieved the recording pen from her pocket.
Soon, what Yale said was replayed without a word missed.
Matthew was appalled. He glared at Yale, gritting his teeth, and gave him a slap.
“Do you f*cking want to die!? What nonsense are you talking about!?”
“Calm down, Uncle Matthew.” Cordelia smiled and said, “Yale’s just telling the truth.”
“You…”
“My dad can be the witness to you trying to kill Zephyr back then!”
“Hah!” Matthew remained stubborn. “Rowan Irwin and you are family! Can his words be trusted? He’d listen to
whatever you say!”
Cordelia sucked in a deep breath. “Uncle Matthew, if you keep denying like this, I have no choice… Unfortunately,
the technician you looked for back then used to do maintenance for the Irwins’ private jets!”
Matthew frowned and looked at her in confusion.
How could Cordelia possibly find the person? He had already given the man a sum of money for him to escape and
stay overseas. There had been no news these five years!
Cordelia looked at him coldly with a smirk.
“I heard you weren’t even willing to spend when you asked him to get the job done.”
Matthew narrowed his eyes and snorted.
“Uncle Matthew, you promised to pay him 150,000 dollars, but he couldn’t contact you anymore after you paid
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm40,000 dollars. What happened?”
“Nonsense!” Matthew was flustered.
“Not from my mouth! He came to ask me for money!” Cordelia crossed her arms in front of herself. “Say, should I
pay him, Uncle Matthew? If word about how you work got out, it’d embarrass the Hamertons!”
“Bullsh*t!” Matthew’s drool went flying. “Cordelia, don’t think you’ll intimidate me by bluffing that you found some
technician!”
“Uncle, I’m not lying. He did come asking for money…”
“What money?! I even paid him an extra 75,000 dollars. It was a total of 225,000 dollars! Ask him out. I’ll question
him face to face!”
“Dad!” Yale pulled him back hastily. “Are you f*cking crazy!?”
Matthew paled upon realizing that he had blurted the truth. He could no longer take it back, though. He was frozen
on the spot like a statue, and some time passed before he dared to blink.
The moment he blinked, he met Liam’s stern and angry eyes…
The corners of Matthew’s lips twitched, and he called out weakly, “Dad…”
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