Gregory’s death sent shockwaves throughout Cloud City. While the Gould and Booth families were shrouded in dark clouds, the Merck family was devastated.Inside the Green Hills Funeral Parlor, dozens of the Merck family relatives gathered in the funeral hall. Allen was dressed in funeral attire. He, who had to bury his son, had red eyes and wore a dark expression.“Allen, we can’t allow Gregory’s death to be in vain. That Isaac is nothing but a convict; there is no way he has the power to summon so many guards. Something is wrong here,” a chubby man said with a frown.He was Allen’s younger brother, Simon Merck. To him, this tragedy was a pleasant surprise.His brother was old now, and he only had one son. Everyone in the family knew that the Merck family’s business would be passed on to Gregory. But now, his own son stood a chance. Simon glanced at his son. The latter got the hint and stepped forward, saying, “Uncle Allen, leave the matter of avenging Gregory’s death to me, Wil
“What’s wrong?” Isaac asked.“Isabella got into a fight at school. The teacher said she beat another kid. If I head to the school from here, it will take over an hour. Could you…”“I’ll head over now. Be there in 20,” Isaac said, already making his way out.Upon arriving at Floralis Elementary School, Isaac quickly walked toward the teacher’s room. Looking ahead, he saw Isabella standing by the wall with her head bowed.Next to her was a fat boy sitting on a chair with his leg propped up and sipping some milk. Opposite him was a young man wearing glasses. “Isabella, are you okay? Are you hurt?” Isaac knelt in front of Isabella. When he looked up, he saw bright red finger marks on Isabella’s face.“Are you Isabella’s parent? Where is her mother?” the spectacled young man asked coldly about Isaac’s identity.Isaac turned around and glanced icily at this man. “Who hit my Bella? And who are you?”The young man’s heart seized when he caught Isaac’s cold gaze. He immediately furrowe
Allegra immediately panicked when she heard the teacher’s words. She got in Isaac’s face and said angrily, “Can you not run your mouth here? Why must you always complicate matters?”Then, she turned to the head teacher to ask for forgiveness. “Mr. Carson, I’m so sorry. This is our fault. I’ll punish her and reflect deeply, so please don’t expel Isabella.”What Isaac didn’t know was that Allegra’s apologetic behavior right now was commonly seen in many parents.When the head teacher saw the pleading Allegra, he snorted and said to Isaac, “Hmph. Let’s wait for Tyler’s father to come. We’ll settle this issue then.”“Who was it who had the guts to hit my son?” An angry voice sounded from outside, and a burly man sporting a buzzcut strode in.“Dad, that’s the bastard child who hit me. She even asked someone to come over and scold me.” Tyler immediately hopped off the chair and ran into his father’s arms.Colin Green wore a light blue shirt and a gold wristwatch. He pointed at Allegra
“You’re just a reformed prisoner. Do you really think you’re all high and mighty? Get out, get the hell out!” Allegra was getting increasingly agitated because she was terrified that her daughter would lose access to education.“Ally, please trust me. Just go outside with Bella for a moment and leave things here to me. If Bella gets expelled, I’ll do anything you ask of me!” Isaac said emphatically, looking at Allegra.Allegra paused. Then, she quieted down and stared at Isaac coldly. She also knew that Isaac wouldn’t leave right now.“Okay, you promised. If Bella can no longer get an education, you must disappear from our lives!”“Okay, I promise.”Allegra immediately took Isabella out of the room. She also wanted to ask Isabella who had actually started the fight first.There were only four people left in the room. Isaac lit a cigarette, looking at the swollen faces of Jeremy and Colin. He said icily, “My request is very simple. I want your son out of this school and for you tw
Isaac walked up to a puzzled and shocked Allegra. He smiled and said, “Everything is okay now. Let’s go.”Just as they headed outside, Colin’s phone rang. He brought his phone to his ear and immediately heard the head teacher, Jeremy’s voice. “Mr. Green, we may be able to get another sum of money from that fool. Are you interested?”In Jeremy’s eyes, Isaac was nothing but a rich dolt. He had just gotten 500 thousand dollars, and now he had found another “business opportunity.”As soon as their car left, Allegra’s phone rang. When she saw that it was Jeremy’s number, her chest tightened. “O—Okay, Mr. Carson. We’ll be right back.”She put down the phone and said to Isaac, who was driving, “Turn around now. Mr. Carson said we can’t leave yet.”“Can’t leave yet?” Isaac thought, furrowing his brows.When they arrived at the office again, Jeremy was sitting down with his leg propped up. When he saw them enter, he immediately slammed his hand onto the desk and shouted angrily, “The pr
At that moment, Beefy Bob turned and charged toward Jeremy. Jeremy was startled. His legs crumpled, and he fell onto his knees on the floor. “I—It wasn’t me. It was the principal who wanted to expel Isabella. Sir, I was wrong. I just wanted to get some money from you, sir.” He bowed to Isaac as he sobbed. He saw the way Colin was rolling around on the floor in agony. His broken leg had scared the living daylights out of Jeremy. “Call your principal here now!” Isaac roared in a rage. Beefy Bob immediately stopped. Jeremy scampered out of the room. “Isaac, didn’t you promise to disappear from our lives if Isabella couldn’t study here anymore? Well, get lost!” When Allegra saw how scared Jeremy was, she was almost certain there was no hope for Isabella’s education anymore. Seeing how fervently Allegra was tugging his arm, Isaac frowned and said, “You really don’t want to see me anymore?” “Yes. Fuck off. You’re just a violent thug. I never want to see you again!” Allegra sh
Allegra returned to Riverview dejectedly. When she opened the door and entered, she paused as Isaac was nowhere to be seen. Then, she remembered that he had been the one who had helped her reclaim this house from her family and immediately felt upset.“Mom, let’s go look for Mister, okay?”“No. Go to your room and do your homework.”“Hmph.” Isabella shook her fists before going to her room silently.Sitting on the sofa, Allegra wiped away her tears. Then, she took out her phone and dialed her cousin, Serena Booth’s number.She wanted to tell her about Isabella’s expulsion. Serena was a teacher; she had helped Isabella get into Floralis Elementary School back then. Allegra wanted to ask her if there was any way…As soon as she hung up the phone, the sound of brakes screeching was heard outside. Andrew and Edward burst into the room.Andrew immediately mocked Allegra as he entered, “Oh, you’re home? Isn’t this villa comfortable? I hope you haven’t gotten any boils on your body!”
“Andrew, are you bullying Allegra again?” Serena immediately frowned and asked.She was young, but she had a fiery personality.“I’m bullying her? She’s the one who dug her own grave,” Andrew rebutted fiercely. Two figures entered from outside. The burly Beefy Bob shouted coldly, “I think you’re the ones digging your own grave!”They turned their heads. Seeing Isaac walk inside with his hands behind his back and seeing Beefy Bob’s face, Andrew and Edward unconsciously took a step backward.The truth had come out. It was the head of the Murray family who had contacted the director in charge of private schools from the Cloud City Department of Education. That was why Isabella had been inexplicably expelled.Getting into a fight with her classmate was just a coincidence, and they had used the incident as one of their reasons.But to Isaac’s surprise, it was the Gould family who had instigated this from behind the scenes.Isabella was Alec’s granddaughter—he sure was merciless!“