Chapter 426


    Chapter 426 An Eye For An Eye


    Damien couldn’t help but feel deeply disappointed. He had always believed that his sister, his closest


    confidante, would understand his inner turmoil and despair. However, she remainedpletely


    unaware of his struggles. All she cared about was seeking vengeance and making the entire Lenoir


    Group pay for their parents’ demise.


    “We’ll follow your lead,” Old Mr. Lenoir sighed deeply, his gaze fixed on Damien. “I just want to know,


    what’s your n now?”


    “Will you listen to me?” Damien scoffed lightly, cing the object in his hand on the table. He stared at


    Old Mr. Lenoir with continued hostility. “I do have my own ideas.”


    He nced at the curved television screen before him andmanded, “Retrieve the records.”


    “Of course, Damien quickly retrieved the video footage from his phone.


    These files contained the footage where Tristan had solemnly pledged to never harm Cherise again.


    “Tristan had made it clear that if heid a finger on Cherise again, he’d rip out his own eyes.” A stone-


    cold gaze fixed on Raymond. “Uncle Raymond, I present you with two options. Either surrender the


    Lenoir Group to me willingly…”


    “Or,” his tone turned sinister, “An eye for an eye. Tristan, experience eternal darkness.”


    A chilling silence fell over the entire mansion.


    Wanda stood up abruptly, shielding her precious son behind her. “No one touches my son’s eyes!”


    “Damien, her voice cracked with fury, “you’re heartless! It was just a minor incident with your foolish


    wife, and you dare demand my son’s eyes!”


    “I-1′′


    “Uncle Raymond, Damien interrupted, lifting his gaze to meet Raymond’s. “I’m giving you a choice.


    “If you agree to hand over the Lenoir Group to me and pledge never to target it again, I will spare


    Tristan’s eyes this time,” Damien stated coldly.


    “But if you choose to destroy Tristan’s eyes,” he continued, his voice taking on a chilling edge, “l will


    focus my wrath on your brainchild, the Ractec Group. I will withdraw frompeting with the Lenoir


    Group, and your precious Raetec Group will bear the brunt of my fury.”


    “Maeve wants to obliterate the Lenoir Group, and you want to salvage it. That’s your battle. I’m out,” he


    dered.


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    “Damien!” Maeve hissed through gritted teeth, her voice barely audible.


    In the absence of her ally, Mandy, and with Damien refusing to support her, she found herself at a loss


    in confronting Raymond.


    “I’m exhausted, Damien sighed, rubbing his temples and pulling Cherise closer. “I simply want to have


    a peaceful life.”


    “The decision is yours, Uncle Raymond, he continued.


    Raymond stood frozen, his hands clenched into fists at his sides.


    He nced at Damien and then at Tristan, whom Wanda shielded. His jaw clenched tightly. “Damien,


    can I trust your words?”


    Damien nodded, hisrge hand gently patting Cherise’s back. “You have my word.”


    “Very well, Raymond said.


    Raymond took a deep breath, reached out, and picked up the scissors from the coffee table. He moved


    slowly, heading in Wanda’s direction.


    “Dad-1” Tristan screamed in terror, and his knee began to jerk.


    Wanda, too, went berserk, clutching Tristan’s head protectively in her arms. Her face was pale with


    fear.


    “Enough, Raymond!” she shrieked.


    “He’s our flesh and blood!”


    “Even if we forsake the entire legacy of the Lenoir Group, we’re still a family!”


    “If you destroy Tristan, I’ll have nothing to live for!”


    Raymond narrowed his eyes, and a flicker of agony crossed his gaze.


    Yet, his grip on the scissors remained firm..


    He walked steadily toward Mandy, his voice firm, “Tristan, everything I have is yours.”


    “Just the eyes…”


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    If he couldn’t see, then so be it.


    Tristancked the necessary intelligence to inherit his empire anyway.