Chapter 1293


    Simrly, Lte could not ept the usation.


    When she heard Toby describing their family as selfish and maniptive, she immediately exploded


    in anger, jumping up and down as she pointed a finger at him. "Toby, what do you mean? Our family


    is nothing like what you described! Your words are too hurtful. Not only that, my grandpa is your


    mentor. How could you deem him unqualified? You—"


    "Am I wrong?" He stared icily at her and cut her off, "Isn''t the Lore Family exactly like how I


    described?"


    "I…I…" Her rage tapered off when she looked into his unemotional eyes, and she started


    stammering. She had trouble stringing words together.


    Despite that, he did not let this slide. "As for your grandpa, he is indeed unqualified to be my


    mentor. After all, I chose Professor Randall over him in the past. Had it not been for that ident,


    and my urgent need for a supervisor for deeper research, I would not have picked your grandpa as


    my mentor."


    Harry was seething when he heard that.


    At first, he was already incensed when he was branded as an unqualified mentor by Toby. His entire


    career was being brushed off by Toby''s words.


    When he heard the mention of Professor Randall, his expression crumbled. Guilt, disquiet, and


    nervousness shed across his face.


    Meanwhile, Toby had been quietly observing the old man, and he looked grim when he saw the


    range of Harry''s emotional disy. Indeed, he had brought up Professor Randall''s name on


    purpose. Earlier, he had a feeling that Professor Randall''s death was not an ident—Harry Lore


    might have been involved in it, especially since he would be the greatest beneficiary of Professor


    Randall''s passing.


    Toby also dispatched secret investigations on any potential foul y by Harry in Professor Randall''s


    death. Unfortunately, most clues and traces of the incident were gone after many years. It was a


    difficult mission to get to the bottom of it, which exined Tom''sck of updates for a while.


    Just now, Toby deliberately dropped Professor Randall''s name to observe Harry''s response.


    If Harry was calm, it would suggest that he had nothing to do with Professor Randall''s death, which


    could truly be an ident.


    If the opposite happened, it would indicate that Harry might have something to do with Professor


    Randall''s death.


    Now, the link between Professor Randall''s death and Harry''s involvement had been established.


    Why else would Harry appear guilty and nervous at the mention of Professor Randall''s name? Harry


    must have suffered from a guilty conscience.


    Toby secretly put himself down, feeling that he had not done enough for Professor Randall, whose


    advice he sought the most during his college days. Their bond was as strong as a family. Therefore,


    Toby was greatly impacted by his professor''s death.


    He had once decided to drop the matter if Professor Randall''s death was an ident. However, if it


    was murder, he would avenge his beloved professor. s, he had epted the police''s report


    without questioning—it ruled the death as an ident.


    Many yearster, when he revisited the circumstances and details surrounding Professor Randall''s


    death, he found many inconsistencies.


    Now that he had confirmed Harry''s involvement, he decided to avenge Professor Randall amid his


    anger and hatred. Again, Professor Randall was his first choice, not Harry Lore. Given that he had


    enjoyed a father-and-son-like rtionship with Professor Randall, he could not sit back and do


    nothing about the professor''s death.


    Most importantly, he was tortured by the guilt of selecting Professor Randall''s murderer as his


    supervisor.


    Toby was ovee by a wave of remorse. He clenched his fist tight until his veins were bulging.


    Along with guilt, he suffered from regrets. He regretted being swept away by his degree studies to


    the point that he had no time to investigate the details behind Professor Randall''s death. He also


    regretted hisck of research into Harry''s background and character before hastily making his


    supervisor pick.


    Had he investigated the details behind Professor Randall''s death and looked closer into Harry''s


    character, he would not have be Harry''s student, and he would have already avenged


    Professor Randall. Not only that, the Lore Family would not have had the chance to hurt his Little


    Leaf.


    All these missteps stemmed from his oversight in the past.


    Because of his carelessness, Professor Randall suffered from a wronged death for years. As for


    him, he unknowingly chose the enemy as his supervisor. On top of that, he even provided support


    for Harry, helping the Lore Family to flourish and prosper.


    Even if he had done the above out of his ignorance of the truth, he indirectly became the


    aplice of Professor Randall''s murderer.


    Ah, Professor Randall must have resented me in the afterlife.


    At the thought, his breathing became heavy, and his eyes burned with hatred. Still, Harry and


    Lte did not notice the changes in him because he was looking at the ground.


    Speechless at Toby''s interrogation, Lte angrily took a seat and looked to the side, stubbornly


    ignoring him without an idea about the seriousness of the matter. Unlike her, Harry knew the


    implications of Toby''s usation and felt uneasy. What does Toby mean? Why would he suddenly


    bring up that Randall guy? No way! Is he suspecting me? No, that is unlikely because he did not


    mention Professor Randall for years and never suspected the details behind the death. It would not


    make sense for him to suddenly be skeptical about it.


    Harry concluded that Toby must have casually mentioned Professor Randall during his heated


    rebuttal against Lte. He came up with exnations and finally soothed his restless mind.


    Still, to preventplications, he pretended that he did not hear any mention of Professor Randall,


    and he avoided mentioning the name. He forced a smile at Toby. "Toby, I know you are resentful of


    me for causing friction in your rtionship with Sonia. You must me me for not giving my best in


    teaching her and forcing her to carry out certain actions. I—"


    "Mr. Lore, did you really think that I was only ming you for that?" Toby interrupted his speech.


    Harry''s expression froze as he was gripped by the bad hunch from earlier.


    What was that? Is he doubtful of Randall''s death?


    Toby looked pensive at Harry''s changing emotions. He stood up but did not borate. "My original


    n was to wait until the end of the event to discuss the direction of our future partnership. But now


    that Lte had sneaked out to harm my other half, I suddenly realized that it is futile to discuss


    with certain bull-headed people. If so, there is no point in having the discussion. I have issued a


    statement to rify our rtionship. Also, I have canceled and withdrawn all partnerships with the


    Lore Family, as well as the attached benefits. I wish you the best moving forward."


    "What?" Harry lost his cool and stood up. "You canceled our partnership?" He had a wild look of


    disbelief.


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    At first, he thought that Toby had only issued a statement, but the partnership was safe. To his


    dismay, Toby canceled everything, including the benefits that came with the coboration, such as a


    free event venue and free-of-charge factories.


    If that were true, where would he settle his staff and store thepany equipment?