Chapter 1008
"That''s it?"
Mango had thought that Kolton would entrust something else to her, but little did she expect that it
to be merely a funeral arrangement.
Kolton smiled rather indifferently.
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"That''s all I want to say. I have experienced a lot of ups and downs in my life. I don''t think that I''ve
lived my life in vain because I found someone I loved, and I''ve also survived through so much
hatred. I married Marissa, and both of us will still be together in the next life. So, I won''t be lonely
after death as she''ll be with me."
There was a trace of happiness in Koiton''s eyes when he said these words.
On the other hand, Mango didn''t know how to feel.
Kolton had obviously made enemies out of everything.! However, Marrisa was an exception as he
was a good husband to her.
He had constructed a retreat ind for Marrisa to let her live a happy and healthy life up till the
moment. Although she was unable to be a mother, she was blessed because she was loved
by such a man who would do anything for her.
"Alright, I promise you that. However, how can you be sure that Marrisa willmit suicide for you?
Won''t you send someone to kill her instead if she wants to stay alive?"
"If she wants to continue to live, please send her away to somewhere where she can start all over.
She can''t live on her own without my help and will not live any longer, so it won''t take much of your
time. I only hope that you won''t hate her because of me. She''s innocent."
Suddenly, a trace of grief shed through Koiton''s gaze.
He had always wanted to provide shelter for Marrisa throughout his life. However, he never
expected that he couldn''t keep his promise in the end.
Mango fell silent. This meant that she would ept Koiton''s dying wish.
The reception room was quiet for a moment. However, the atmosphere in the room was somewhat
tense because of the silence.
Kolton sighed and said, "Don''t you want to know what''s the secret that I''ll be telling you in
exchange?"
"Just say it if you want to. It''s up to you."
Mango suddenly felt that everything else was meaningless.
Kolton was dying soon due to thews governing him. Regardless of what he had done before, they
would be even once he had been executed.
After all, he was also Nathaniel''s uncle. As the daughter-inw of the Ye family and also Sisi''s
sister-inw, Mango felt that she could reim his body for the sake of his affection towards
Marrisa.
Hence, she had stopped inquiring about the secret.
Once again, Kolton signed and at her, "Mango, you''re indeed kind. Also, you''re a good woman, but
you''re not suitable to be the daughter-inw of the Ye family. If Nathaniel hadn''t been
protecting you all this while, you would have died long ago."
Mango sneered in reply, "Heh. Are you trying to tell me that Marrisa is suitable to be the
daughter-inw of the Ye family?"
"No, so I decided to shield her away from all the drama that happened in the family. Hence, I decide
tomit all these cruel actions with my own hands."
After hearing Koiton''s reply, Mango didn''t know how to retort him.
"It''s a bit toote to question whether I''m suitable or not. After all, I''ve already married into the Ye
family."
"You''re right. Although you''re not suitable to be the daughter-inw of the Ye family, I kind of adore
you."
"Please don''t. It''s better for you to adore Marrisa."
After all, Mango didn''t want Koiton''s affection at all.
Koltonughed happily in relief at her response.
"When Sisi gives birth to her babyter, never tell her that she had such a grandfather. Just assume
that I had never existed. When I was rich, I never showed her any warmth even though she was my
daughter, so her children literally don''t need to know much about my death."
Mango suddenly felt slightly upset for Sisi.
"I''ll pass on the message to her, but I can''t guarantee that Sisi will listen to it."
"Sisi really has a different personality than her mother. I used to regret sending her away right when
she was born. However, it seems like I''ve made the right decision. If Laney brought her up, nobody
knows how she would turn out to be now."
Mango frowned slightly after hearing what Kolton said.
"What''s wrong with Laney?" "Haven''t you found out about Laney''s real
intentions yet?"
Kolton looked at Mango and smiled, "The secret I want to tell you is that Laney is not a decent
person."
"I don''t need you to remind me about this since it''s not a secret. If that''s all you want to say, then let
me excuse myself first."
Just as Mango was about to stand up, Kolton said, "Don''t you know that I have an adopted son
called Bernard?"
"I do."
Mango stopped and turned around to nce at Kolton while answering him.
"Well, theypletely shut down mypany and killed all my men So, are you not curious about
how he managed to survive, even though this happened to me?
Mango and Nathaniel were once curious about this question, but they couldn''t find anything
suspicious about Bernard. Thus, they could only take some precautions. However, now that Mango
heard what Kolton was trying to say, she realised that this was the secret that Kolton wanted to tell
her.
Hence, she returned to her seat and sat down again.
When Kolton saw this, he knew that she was interested in his secret.
He sighed and said, "I was too conceited. I always thought that Laney wouldn''t make any trouble
under my control. However, I never expected that she would use her body to bribe the guard that
was in charge of bringing her food. As you know, besides a few servants and Marrisa on the ind,
the rest of the servants are basically all men. As they stayed away from the crowd, they were
desperate for women. Despite being disfigured, Laney was still a woman. I had neglected this
matter, which created a loophole for her."
Mango said nothing and continued to listen quietly.
Kolton paused for a moment and said, "The guard used my system to do a lot of things, and he
even helped Laney to look for her rtives. I never knew about this matter as I adopted Bernard by
ident. Normally, I would adopt a child at a young age directly from the orphanage. In this way,
they would feel grateful for my upbringing and spare no effort to help me. However, Bernard was a
different case. He was the kid who appeared all of a sudden when my enemy suddenly ambushed
me when I left the ind on a mission. He then took a bullet for me on that day. Well, I can''t exactly
call him a kid since he was already 17 years old at that time."
"At that time, Bernard almost died. It took me three days and nights to save his life. I sent someone
to investigate his identity, but my investigation results showed that he was merely an orphan, and
his parents were both dead. He had been mingling around the casino or bar for years as a sidekick
and collected some extortions. To be honest, I didn''t want to keep him close to me, but I had to treat
him better as he had saved me. Hence, I sent him to the base for training and gave him apany
to operate by himself."
"I initially thought a 18-year-old child wouldn''t know the way to deal with these things. However,
Bernard was talented in this field. He actually had the real knack to manage thepany. Thus, I
started putting high expectations on him at that time. Then, he had be my adopted son
naturally and worked for me. However, I never thought that all this was too much of a coincidence.
After all, how could a nobody like him know when my opponent wanted to assassinate me? It was
even more impossible for him to arrange where to stand before me in advance to take the bullet,
and I thought that he would value his own life at all. Hence, I still lost to Laney as she was more
vicious than me."
Mango''s brows instantly furrowed after hearing his words.
"Are you saying that Laney was the one who arranged anything?"
"Yes, I found out that Bernard was Laney''s nephew before I was arrested!"
Mango was extremely shocked when she heard Koiton''s words.
Although she assumed that there Laney and Bernard had a connection, she never expected that
they would be rted this way!
Kolton knew how shocked Mango was to learn about that secret merely from her expression.
"Are you surprised? They were actually nephew and aunt! Laney used the guard to find her
rtives, but unfortunately, her brother, sister- iw and both parents all passed away, and they
only left a nephew behind. Consequently, she asked the guard to take some money to assist
Bernard and even told him to risk his life to get great wealth. That''s the reason why Bernard saved
me. He naturally became my adopted son and took over my business, but Laney was secretly
manipting him so that he couldunder the money. I was arrogant all my life, but I didn''t expect
Laney to ruin me. Otherwise, you, Queena, and also Nathaniel couldn''t possibly destroy my base!"
Right now, Kolton was still very conceited.
Mango did not manage to listen to hisst few words, but she was only thinking about what he had
said.
"Did you say that Laney secretly controlled Bernard so that he couldunder money through your
business? How could this be possible? You are such a shrewd person. Even if he''s capable
enough, it shouldn''t be easy for him to do something under your nose, right? Well, unless there is
someone more powerful than you supporting him. Did Laney find this powerful person to help them
out as well?"
"Not really. Bernard was the one who managed to do this. I was trying to find out when he made a
connection with the third Prince of Ango. How could he even use the prince''s power as his own
too? Otherwise, do you think that Bernard can manage tounder my property only with his own
ability?"
Mango was stunned once again after hearing Koiton''s words.
Ango?
Wasn''t that Lebanon''s country?
Things seemed to be getting even moreplicated!
"You said that you knew that Laney had schemed against you before you got caught. When did that
happen? Was it the time when I was on the ind?"
"Yeah. To be exact, Laney was the one who had set the fire that had caused your parents'' death.
Although Queena really didn''t want to stay alive anymore, and she wanted to die with your father,
Laney had started the fire before she could do anything."
Koiton''s words shocked Mango.
"What? How could this be possible?"
"Do you remember that Laney ran away before? My people were looking for her everywhere, but
she was nowhere to be seen because she was lighting the fire at that time! She wanted you to hate
me, and she wanted to divert everyone''s attention from her so that she could escape herself.
Unfortunately, her n had gone astray because she still failed to escape."
Upon hearing Koiton''s words, Mango''s brows furrowed even deeper.
"She didn''t manage to escape, but she met a fool like me. Not only did I not do anything to her, I
even brought her back to the Ye family and arranged her to meet Sisi!"
"Well, I guess you finally realized your mistake, huh?"
Kolton looked at Mango and said in a low voice, "I''m about to die. As the saying goes, when a man
is near death, he speaks from his heart. Mango, you must be on your guard around Laney.
Otherwise, you''ll regret it."
After he said this, it appeared that the visiting hours were over. Though Kolton had not finished his
words, there was no time left for him.
Mango''s heart suddenly sank when she saw the prison guards taking him away.
Laney was Bernard''s aunt, and thetter had managed to amass such great wealth because of her!
Would he definitely try his best to satisfy Laney''s demand then?
Did that mean that Bernard had sent someone to harm Nathaniel secretly under Laney''s
instructions?
Mango was suddenly shocked by this thought.
Right at that moment, her phone abruptly rang, and Mango started trembling all over due to fright.