Chapter 494


    How dare he say that? He''s Dad''s biological son, and Dad raised him! How could he spew such


    treachery?


    “What are your conditions for agreeing toe back home?”


    Victor looked around before snickering. “Give me back my life. Also, I want to be paroled. With the


    above two conditions fulfilled, I will attend that old geezer''s funeral.”


    Victoria trembled while leaning in Lionel''s arms. Her voice was shaking as she extended a finger to


    point at Victor. “Y-Y-You''re purposely making things difficult for me! I can''t possibly grant you either of


    these requests!”


    “Fine then. Since you turned me down without hesitation, I see there''s nothing else to be said. I shall


    no longer be involved with the Saunders family. My well-being is none of your concern and vice versa.”


    With that, he turned to leave.


    Distraught, Victoria tried to go after him, but her legs gave out, and she fell back into Lionel''s arms.


    “You can''t do this, Victor. A funeral must be held for the dead. Dad hadn''t done anything bad, so we


    can''t l-let him...”


    As she trailed off, she burst into tears.


    Yet, Victor showed no hesitation and deftly arrived at the door within moments.


    “Hold on.”


    It was Lionel who spoke. He narrowed his eyes while staring at Victor''s back before saying solemnly, “I


    agree to both of your terms. I will transfer the Saunders family''s shares to you and make sure that you


    get out of here after you attend your father''s funeral.”


    Victoria raised her head to gawk at Lionel. “A-Are you really going to hand over all the shares? Is that


    okay? You spent so much time plotting for it. Are you okay with giving them up for my father''s sake?”


    Lionel ignored her, his focus still on Victor. Arching his brow, he asked, “How does that sound? Do you


    agree with that? I will transfer all of Saunders Group''s shares to you, which gives you full rein over the


    Victor narrowed his eyes as he studied Lionel. There was a hint of suspicion as he questioned, “Are


    you really okay with transferring all the shares to me?”


    “You don''t need to question my intentions. Your sister is pregnant with my child, so you''re my


    daughter''s uncle, which makes you one of the people closest to her. Besides, the shares had always


    belonged to the Saunders family, and I was merely holding onto them for safekeeping. Therefore, I


    would voluntarily hand it over if you want them.”


    There was a momentary silence before Victor gritted his teeth. “Okay. I will trust you just this once.


    You''d better not lie to me, or else I''ll find an opportunity to dig the old man''s body out of its grave even


    after I attended the funeral.”


    “You–” Enraged, Victoria raised her voice and was ready to retort him.


    However, Lionel covered her mouth, stopping her from saying anything.


    “Go sort through the administrative procedures with the warden. I''ll send someone over to fetch you


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    this afternoon. I can fulfill your first condition today. As for the second one, give me some time to work


    on it, and I can guarantee your early release.”


    “Sure.”


    Victor agreed to that and turned to leave the visiting room without even sparing Victoria a nce.


    After seeing her brother off, Victoria began weeping again. “A few months in prison didn''t put him back


    on the right track. Instead, he seems even more menacing. Am I to watch on as a bystander as he


    continues descending until reaching a point of no return?”


    Lionel picked her up and cooed, “Everybody has their own destiny already written down in stone. Don''t


    overthink this. Let''s go home for now. We''ve still got a lot of tasks awaiting us.”


    Victoria stared at him. “Are you sure you''re willing to part with the shares you hold?”


    Lionel cast her a look before marching toward the exit. “I have assets all across the world and have


    monopolized a third of the global entertainment industry. You can rest assured that I''m not after the


    Saunders family''s riches. Even without the shares, I can feed both you and the child.”


    Victoria said nothing.


    Veronique leaned against the headboard in the ward at the medical base.


    She wore a wistful smile while looking at Bailey, who was standing by her bed. “Something is wrong


    with my uterus, am I right?”


    Knowing that she couldn''t possibly hide the truth from Veronique, Bailey decided not to beat around the


    bush.


    After all, Veronique was one of the top medical specialists in the world. She could figure out if


    something were wrong with her body.


    “Yeah. There are tumors, but I haven''t found out if they''re cancerous. I came for an experiment to study


    it. We cane up with a treatment n after getting the results.”


    Veronique nodded. “Sorry for the trouble. You shouldn''t be running around when you''re pregnant.”


    Bailey leaned in to pat her face smilingly. “I''ll cut ties with you if you say such nonsense again.”


    Veronique didn''t respond to that.


    Holden was leaning against the couch in the study of his mansion with a ss of spirit in his hand.


    Creak.


    Wendy entered with a tray after opening the door.


    “You haven''t had dinner, so I brought you some soup.”


    She walked up to the couch as she spoke, frowning subconsciously upon being greeted by the smell of


    alcohol.