Chapter 614


    "Mr. Richards, Irvin and I were raised by Vivian, and we have been working for her all this while.


    She gave me a list, and on that list were people whom she had financially sponsored throughout her


    life. She wanted me to preserve the list in Richards Manor''s history. Sara''s name was on that list.


    Therefore, Madam Lilian must be somehow connected to Richards Manor." Irvin continued to


    analyze.


    Hansen could no longer remain calm upon hearing that.


    A list of names whom Vivian had sponsored?


    Hansen had seen that list when he had flipped through Richards Manor''s hundred- year long history


    in the study, but there wasn''t anything to specify what that list about. So, Hansen was clueless


    about it until Paul brought it up. Hansen did, in fact, see Sara''s name on that list.


    Hansen became more confused as he thought about it. He couldn''t calm down as he tossed and


    turned in bed that night, unable to fall asleep. He was thinking of Jenna and all the memories they


    had spent together.


    In a daze, Hansen finally fell asleep. Yet, Jenna was not there in his arms. He rolled over in bed and


    once again thought of Jenna''s hateful gaze. He tossed and turned around againter that night,


    feeling even lonelier.


    The next day, Hansen did not wake up in a good state. He stood by the window and thought of the


    decision he had previously made up in his mind. If everything developed to the point of no return,


    then he wanted to leave everything behind by bringing Jenna and their children to start a new life


    somewhere else.


    He wanted to live a happy life.


    It was also that day that Yadriel''s election started operating on arge scale.


    At noon, Luqman walked over in a mysterious manner and said unbelievably, "Young Master


    Richards, do you know that it''s getting strange out there? A lot of Yadriel''s voters had given up their


    votes, and his vote count was reduced by half. It doesn''t seem likely for Yadriel to win the election at


    this critical period of time."


    "Is that true?" Hansen was startled. Then, he was reminded of Johan''s expression from the night


    before. Could it be that...?


    However, Johan didn''t promise him anything at all.


    Hansen was in doubt and in deep thought.


    The time woulde. Was he too impatient?


    The main entrance of the Xanthe family residence was shut tight.


    A few sparrows were chirping by the entrance of the dark and gloomy manor. It used to be a lively


    ce, but it was quiet at noon.


    "Mr. Xanthe, Ezrah is missing. I''ve searched everywhere, but I still can''t find him. His family


    members imed that Ezrah was on a business trip, but I found out that he was never at that


    ce," Edgar said hurriedly, rushing over.


    "Don''t panic." Yadriel nced fiercely at him, with his veins on his forehead bulging.


    Yadriel also received a text message from a colleague in the office just then, saying that his funding


    worth billions of dors had been exposed to the disciplinarymittee. Themittee would start


    the investigation soon.


    D*mn it. Who was the one causing all the trouble for him at this moment? Could it be that Ezrah had


    betrayed him?


    "ording to your spection, where do you think he could have gone?" Yadriel asked in a low


    voice as he clenched his fist to keep himself calm.


    Edgar frowned, with the scar on his face twisting a little. There was a terrifying glint in his gaze.


    "Mr. Xanthe, I saw Hansen at the Jewelry Hotelst night. He was with Johan," Edgar said.


    "Hansen?" Yadriel looked even more terrifying, with his knuckles crackling.


    "Dad, Dad." Sergio''s anxious voice sounded from the outside.


    Yadriel nced at Edgar and waved his hand. Edgar then snuck out of the room from the side


    entrance.


    "Dad, something''s wrong. Our friends in court have given up their rights to vote. Meanwhile,


    Luqman''s vote count is increasing, and he''s not too far behind us. If this continues, then we will be


    in a risky situation. If we can''t win, then we will have to do this again, and we will be tight on our


    funding," Sergio said. He had rushed back as soon as he got the news.


    Sergio mmed his fist on the couch to vent his anger as he yelled, "These b*stards. They made all


    those promises to get our money, and they''ve now turned their backs on us."


    Yadriel already knew about that. Thus, he was in a worse mood when he saw Sergio reacting like


    that.


    There must be someone else behind this. Otherwise, things wouldn''t have changed this drastically,


    but who was behind all that? Yadriel could roughly figure it out. It seemed that he had been too


    careless.


    "Sergio, it''s not only that. Someone reported us to themittee, and they''ll start investigating our


    billion- dor funding," Yadriel said with a low voice.


    "Ah." Sergio''s face turned pale in shock, and he then asked, "Dad, what should we do?"


    "Don''t panic." Yadriel nced at Sergio, who was overreacting to the situation. He then said,


    "Although it is a huge sum of money, I doubt they''d get any dirt on this. I have nted a few of my


    own people inside themittee. They told me that they''ll try their best to put this to a stop. We


    have to win this election, and no one will be able to take us down once we are elected."


    Sergio finally regained hisposure after hearing that.


    "Sergio, tell me. How is it going on with the charges against the Richards Group?" Yadriel asked.


    Sergio smirked. "No worries, Dad. The usations are strong. He will never be able to get away


    from this."


    "That''s great." Yandriel said with a cold glint in his gaze, "Hansen is determined to fight against us.


    That''s great. I shall stop showing mercy too."


    "Dad, Hansen is full of himself and horrible. If we don''t get rid of him soon, then it is a matter of time


    for him to be a huge threat to our Xanthe family. He''s our sworn enemy. We can''t let him go


    this time," Sergio said, with rage building in his gaze. He looked furious at the mention of Hansen.


    Yadriel lit a cigarette and took a few violent puffs. He then paced around in his room before saying


    in a heavy tone, "If Hansen returns safely to A City, then you will make use of your power and take


    him away for disclosing confidential information. We can''t let him destroy our n."


    Sergio was stunned upon hearing his words.


    "I got it, Dad," Sergio replied in a hurry.


    The smirk on Sergio''s face faded away as he asked with concern, "But what should we do with our


    current situation? It''d be difficult for us to win the election. Even General Delia had given up on his


    vote. What in the world is happening? What should we do?"


    Sergio was anxious. Those people had promised them, but then, all of a sudden, they went back on


    their word.


    Yadriel smiled casually and said, "Luqman is doomed in this election, but now that he''s suddenly


    catching up, Hansen must be helping him with this. Don''t worry. They''re toote. It won''t be that


    easy for them to surpass our votes."


    Yadriel took another puff and exhaled. His expression was unreadable in the smoke.


    "But we can''t just drag it on like this. We need a lot of funding to get through each day, and we can''t


    even take the risk to proceed with things over in the war-torn country. F*ck. This is all because of


    Hansen. He should mind his own business," Sergio said furiously. His eyes were bloodshot as he


    gritted his teeth.


    Yadriel blinked several times, hiding away his cold glint, as he lowered his voice and asked, "Sergio,


    you''ve spent a few days in Richards Manor. Have you heard anything about that jewelry piece?"


    "Are you talking about the ''Ocean Heart''?" Sergio said as he darkened his gaze. There was a light


    in his eyes, but it ceased right away as Sergio shook his head and said, "Dad, there''s something


    weird about this. I''ve never heard anyone in the manor talking about this. Not only the helpers but


    Trevor and ude themselves seem clueless about it as well. I''m confused. But ording to


    Zoe, that b*tch, it seems that Vivian had handed over that piece of jewelry to Jenna. However, I


    don''t find this possible."


    Yadriel narrowed his eyes and said, "No, Sergio. You mustn''t look at the surface. The more peaceful


    things seem to be, the more problems thaty underneath. Someone must have kept this a secret


    from everyone else. I saw the jewelry piece myself. I wanted to get hold of it, but Lilian pulled some


    tricks, and I didn''t manage to get it. I still can''t get over this."


    Sergio listened as he drowned himself in deep thought.


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    "Sergio, all these years, I''ve been looking for an opportunity to obtain this jewelry piece, but the


    Richards family keeps a low profile. There is no opening for me to make my move. If we manage to


    press charges against the Richards family, then it''d be a critical hit to them, and therees our


    chance. We can threaten them into handing over the jewelry piece. That''s why you have to find out


    where they hid it." Yadriel took another puff of the cigarette.


    "Given the current situation, we can''t get involved in any arms trafficking deal anymore, and our


    losses will only increase with time. If we can''t win the election, then the consequences following


    behind will require money to solve too." Yadriel continued.


    His eyes were dark as he immersed himself in the smoke.


    "Sergio, we should n a way out. Things are gettingplicated. Johan is not giving us a clear


    stance, whereas Lilian is obviously on their side. Hansen is determined to fight us. Our future is


    uncertain. We have to n a way out. If things be worse, then we''ll just get the jewelry piece


    and leave. With that jewelry piece in hand, we won''t have to worry about our future. It is a priceless


    piece of jewelry. We won''t have tomit any illegal deeds anymore."


    His forehead was reflecting the sunlight from the window. Greed was apparent in his gaze.


    Sergio was shocked. For the confident Yadriel to think about nning a way out, things were


    already clear enough, weren''t they?


    Sergio lowered his head in silence.