Chapter 533


    Along with a deafening boom, theborers busted open a huge hole in the outer wall of the second


    floor o f Fragrant Vessel Court.


    A few workers squabbled among themselves," Giovanni said that the space above this attic only


    needs some reinforcing, not demolition. Now that the lot of you have taken it down, you''re asking to


    be fired, aren''t you?"


    Tempest handed a cigarette over to the man and nodded an apology. "Calm down, Brother Bonny.


    We just didn''t hear clearly what Giovanni''s orders were. We''ll just put the house back together


    then."


    "Easy for you to say. This is a wall of phoebe zhennan wood. Can you all afford this sort of quality


    wood?


    Hmph, just wait until the Old Master arrives. You all have bitten off more than you can chew,"


    retorted the man as he pped Tempest''s cigarette onto the floor and rushed off to lodge his


    comint.


    Soon enough, Jay’s father, Jack Ares, arrived.


    Jay noticed that, so hezily got up from his chair in the middle of the court and strode along.


    "Dad! What are you doing here?" Jay asked.


    Jack looked at the huge hole above the attic, shaking with rage. "The workers upstairs have taken


    Fragrant Vessel court apart, do you know that?"


    Jay then replied, "Since it''s a renovation, perhaps some of the dpidated areas should be


    removed." "Jay, Fragrant Vessel Court is made out of phoebe zhennan wood. You know very well


    how expensive these things can get. The carvings on them were also made by famous carpenters


    back in the day. Now that you''ve taken them down, they can never be restored."


    Jay was indifferent. "Dad, Fragrant Vessel Court''s style is too old. Its windows are narrow, itsyout


    is also ridiculous, and it makes the space inside dark and gloomy. It should’ve been changed a long


    time ago!"


    Jack roared in fury, "No. If you don’t like it, you can move out of Fragrant Vessel Court. Just don''t


    make any changes to it."


    When the two of them were together, Jack was always the kind and loving father. His brutish and


    tyrannical behavior toward Jay was a rare sight to behold, but it was happening now.


    Jay shuddered and looked at his father. "Dad, every other court in Tourmaline Estate has been


    renovated. Why is it only Fragrant Vessel Court that can''t be taken apart?”


    Jack''s tone softened under Jay''s frightening gaze. "It has its sentimental value."


    With a devilish smile on his face, he asked, "You feel sentimental toward an object, or someone?"


    Jack''s pupils widened. He looked at Jay with shock." Jay, what do you mean by that?"


    A cold smile curled on Jay''s lips as he mocked the ridiculousness of reality. "You refuse to take


    Fragrant Vessel Court apart because you want to hide the dirty truth that happened in this ce."


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    Hearing this, Jack’s body trembled. "What do you know?"


    Jay replied, "Dad, we''re father and son, so there''s nothing to hide. I hope that you can tell me the


    truth about my heritage and identity. Who''s my biological mother?"


    Jack''s heart was like a block of ice, frozen and unmoving. Now that he heard those words from Jay,


    his heart began to race once more.


    It seemed that all that Jay knew was just the tip of the iceberg.


    Jack stared at Jay schemingly. He needed toe up with a lie and put Jay''s doubts and


    suspicions to rest.


    "Now that you know, I shall tell you.”


    Both father and son moved toward the hall of Fragrant Vessel Court.


    The housekeeper served them tea, but neither of them touched their cups. Instead, they red at


    each other.


    "Indeed, your current mother is not your biological mother. Your biological mother was exceptional


    and extraordinary. She was one of a kind. It''s a shame that she died giving birth to you.”


    Jay felt a rock bear down on his heart. Since he was little, he had felt that his mother''s love for him


    was nothing but a superficial and shallow kind of love.


    When he fell sick, the person who was worried and cried for him was Angeline. His mother, on the


    other hand, merely carried out her responsibility to visit him just because she was his mother. He


    could not feel any more love from her than that.


    It turned out it was all because she was not his real mother.


    Jack continued, "Your mother knew that she''d be in danger giving birth to you, but she ignored our


    protests and was adamant in bringing you into this world. Before she died, she said this, ''Tell Little


    Jay not to me himself for my death.''" Jay choked up. "What else did she say?"