Chapter 1172


    Once chosen, it meant a life stripped of freedom, most of one''s time spent under constant scrutiny.


    In those days, Eric saw his younger brother Ian as a wolf, a savage beast, a beast never content with


    being shackled.


    That was why he willingly put the chains on himself, because he didn''t know what he wanted at that


    time, and being the heir to the Raymond family was not what he was after.


    He was shackled because of Ian, and because Maja wanted to remove the shackles, but the process


    was so long that he died on the road to freedom.


    Patric''s words gave the room a momentary sense of suffocation.


    Steve stared nkly at the countless puncture marks on his arm, making anyone feel ufortable.


    He looked away, full of pity.


    Little did he know that it was these scars that had softened Holden''s heart. To be kind to Eric meant


    being cruel to Ian.


    Patric slowly touched the puncture marks on his arms. Due to too many injections, the puncture marks


    were too dense, looking terrifying.


    "All these years of being experimented on, it was Maja who kept me going," Patric said. "Ian, as my


    younger brother, you became the heir to the Raymond family, married the woman I loved, do you think


    that''s fair? Especially since Maja initially liked me, she only married you to save the Pennyfeather


    family."


    Ian''s gaze fell on the exposed arm of Patric.


    Patric''s lips curled up slowly. Ever since Eric saved Majast time and deliberately fell out of the car,


    Eric''s personality has be weaker.


    Patric started to ess more information, and even started to recall the days of experimentation.


    It was a period of living death. Every time he thought about it, he would get goosebumps.


    If he didn''t want to kill Eric''s personality and live on his own, he would actually admire this man who


    could endure so many drugs.


    There were so many people who were experimented on, and only Eric survived.


    The human experiment was sessful on him.


    But the specific purpose of the human experiment, whether it was to stimte a second personality


    that can be exploited as Eric said, was still in question.


    Patric always felt that Eric was withholding something on this point.


    But it didn''t matter. As long as he stirred up Maja and Ian, Eric would definitelypromise, even


    disappear.


    After all, the only reason Eric coulde back was because of the promise with Maja.


    Just by watching Maja and his brother entangle and love each other up close, Eric would definitely


    break down.


    By then, Patric would only be stronger.


    Looking at Ian, Patric continued, "Ian, when I was tortured to death, I thought countless times that Maja


    was still waiting for me, I couldn''t break my promise. You don''t know about human experiments, but you


    should know about the patients who are sent to the hospital for surgery now, right? Stripped clean like


    a sacrificialmb, that''s how I lived all these years."


    He gave a lightugh, then turned to Steve.


    "Dad, all I want is Maja. She''s only with Ian because I couldn''te back in time and she''s angry. I


    need to reconnect with her and awaken her affection for me."


    Ian retorted as soon as Patric finished speaking, "She loves me."


    "Really? Has she ever told you that word?"


    Ian fell silent because Maja had never said that. She only said she liked him.


    A gloomy, triumphant light shed in Patric''s eyes. He slowly approached Ian.


    "What advantages do you have? Based on your engagement with Maja? But after marrying you, she is


    still waiting for me. This ring was a token of love she gave me back then. She said she would hold onto


    the ring and wait for me toe back. Not long ago, she personally put the ring into my hand. We


    spent an unforgettable night there. I think you should know, right?"


    Ian''s face was instantly filled with anger, his eyes ring straight at Patric.


    Patric knew he was angry, "Ian, we''ve both slept with her. You have no advantage in this regard."


    Patric knew very well that the fact they had been intimate was a thorn in Ian''s side.


    Sure enough, Ian pulled out his gun and pointed it at Patric''s head.


    Seeing the tension between the brothers, Steve sternly said, "Bloody fools! Put it down!"


    Ian didn''t respond, and the muzzle of the gun was poking Patric''s forehead red.


    "Ian, I''ve said it before. If you want the Raymond Corporation, I''ll give it to you. If you want Maja, then


    you''re my enemy. She can only be mine. You can''t have her."


    Patric squinted his eyes, slowly grabbing the gun, pressing down on Ian''s hand, and pulled the trigger.


    He timed it just right, almost as soon as he made the move, he pointed the gun at the ceiling.


    "Bang!"


    The moment the gunshot rang out, the chandelier overhead swayed, and then fell, making a deafening


    noise in the hall.


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    But Steve didn''t know that it was Patric who had fired the shot. He thought Ian had really shot, and he


    immediately threw his teacup.


    "Ian! He''s your brother!"


    The teacup hit Ian''s head, and the tea spilled on his suit.


    Patric turned his head and smiled at Steve.


    "Dad, it''s fine. He''s just messing around with me."