Chapter 1178


    Chapter 1178 Guilt


    Stefan turned a deaf ear to the person behind him. After injecting the liquid into Cooper and removing


    the needle, he grabbed Cooper by the hair and mmed him into the wall with tremendous force.


    The sudden pain at the back of Cooper''s head jolted him awake.


    Opening his eyes, he tried to make sense of what was happening around him. When he regained his


    vision focus and saw the person in front of him, his expression darkened as something clicked inside


    his head.


    Cooper spoke up in a hoarse voice. “Nte was the one who invited me, yet you were the one who


    showed up.”


    Initially, Cooper would have finished his work that morning and be back in Jadeborough by the


    afternoon. Suddenly, Nte texted him and inquired if he was in Baykeep, saying that she wanted to


    have a meal with him.


    Since Cooper wanted to extract information from Nte, he jumped at the opportunity.


    Cooper was a cautious man, but he had not expected the invitation from Nte to be a trap. Yet, the


    trap was not set by Nte but by Stefan.


    “That''s right. I''m the one that Nte is working with.” Stefan tilted his head as he spoke inly, not


    bothering to hide the truth.


    “I was also the one who threw your niece into the elevator. I absolutely despise that kid. She''s not even


    Sally''s daughter, so why should Sally be nice to her? Why should Sally buy her things?”


    Cooper glowered at the young man.


    If it weren''t for the fact that he had been drugged, causing all of his muscles to be paralyzed, he would


    have ripped Stefan''s head off his neck.


    As for Sally, she was in disbelief. She would have never expected Stefan to be the secret mastermind


    who was working with Nte, the one who tainted the reputation of the Loake family—of Gerald—with


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    the charge of raping a minor.


    She could not believe that the culprit was someone she had grown up with, a person she treated like


    her own brother.


    When her anger subsided, Sally calmed herself and looked at Stefan icily. “Your parents passed away


    when you were young. It was Dad who adopted you and treated you like his own son. He could never


    bring himself to punish you or scold you. Even when something happened to him, he insisted I take


    good care of you.”


    “That''s because his guilt was eating him up!” Stefan whipped his body around to re at Sally. “If it


    wasn''t for him, my parents wouldn''t have died!”


    Sally''s brows drew together. “What are you talking about?”


    Stefan approached the bed slowly and towered over Sally. His eyes were filled with hostility. “The


    position ofmanding officer belonged to my dad. It was Gerald who killed him. And before you try to


    say anything, this is not a misunderstanding. I heard about this from Gerald''s own mouth!”


    Stefan remembered that day like it was yesterday. It was his friend''s birthday, and his group of friends


    went all out to celebrate. By the time everyone got home, it was almost past midnight.


    When he passed by Gerald''s bedroom, he heard Gerald talking to his wife, Miranda.


    Gerald was troubled by the fact that Stefan was still not home sote at night. Ridden by worry and


    filled with guilt, he started talking to Miranda about the truth about Marcus—Stefan''s father.


    Back then, the two men were of the same rank, and both of them were after the position of


    Even though Gerald had joined the army before Stefan''s father did and was more experienced, Marcus


    had better leadership skills. Having more experience was not enough for Gerald to climb up the ranks.


    Gerald had secretly wished that Marcus would be injured. That way, he would be given the position of


    He had not expected that the bullet would hit a vital organ when Marcus jumped in front of him to save


    him. Just like that, Marcus died on the spot.


    Everyone had thought that Marcus was someone who valued friendship, so much so that he was


    willing to take the bullet for a good friend. Only Gerald knew the truth. Even if Marcus had not taken the


    bullet for him that day, Gerald would not have died.


    When Stefan discovered the truth about his father, it was as though he was struck by lightning.


    He had always thought that his father—who was close friends with Gerald—had lost his life in an


    ident. He would have never expected that it was Gerald''s pride and greed that killed Marcus.


    Stefan could tell from the tone of Gerald''s voice that thetter was immensely remorseful for what he


    had done to Marcus.


    To Stefan''s horror, Mirandaforted Gerald instead, saying that it was normal to have schemes when


    politics were involved.


    Stefan could even hear Miranda''s voice echoing in his brain. “We''ve raised Stefo as our own ever since


    he was a baby and have never mistreated him. When Stefo grows up, you can find a way for him to


    take over your role. That way, we wouldn''t owe him anything anymore.”


    If it wasn''t for Gerald''s hesitation, Marcus would not have died. Instead, he would have be the


    Hence, Stefan could not understand how Miranda could say such a thing.