Chapter 709 The Son of a Mistress


    The final oue was revealed. N was barely alive after being salvaged from the water, with most


    of her vital signs absent. Despite efforts to revive her, she passed away within two hours of being taken


    to the hospital. A blossoming young girl met her end in the tumultuous waves.


    Elspeth knew that this news would deeply affect Slevin. Before leaving, she decided to visit him, both to


    say goodbye and to remind him not to harbor any thoughts about her. She arrived at Slevin''s vi, a


    ce she had visited countless times before, and stood at the door. The housekeeper recognized her


    immediately.


    "Miss Lynwood, you''ve returned. Mr. Slevin hasn''t been in good spirits these past few days. If it''s okay,


    could you pleasefort him?" The housekeeper''s face was full of plea, for she had taken care of


    Slevin for many years and surely had some emotional attachment to him.


    Elspeth nodded, indicating that she would do her best, then pushed open the door and walked inside.


    Slevin had confined himself to his room, refusing toe out.


    As such, she had no choice but to go upstairs and knock on his door.


    Slevin''s room was as tidy as ever, with no signs of the mess and destion she had imagined. Elspeth


    cleared her throat and looked at Slevin, who sat motionless on the armchair.


    "How have you been recently, Slevin?" she asked.


    Slevin''s eyes flickered upon hearing the familiar voice, and he made a slight movement.


    "You''vee. Do you still have the time to visit me? Weren''t you nning to go back to your country?"


    he asked.


    Elspeth was surprised. "How did you know I''m going back to my country?"


    Slevin chuckled, but due to his rigid facial expression, it only resulted in a strange contortion of his lips.


    "I''ve told you, there''s nothing in this world that I don''t know."


    Elspeth paused for a moment, then approached him. "I am indeed going back to my country, and I


    came today specifically to inform you."


    Slevin tilted his head back and leaned against the armchair. "What''s the matter? Are you afraid I''ll try to


    stop you from leaving?"


    Elspeth snorted in annoyance. "Who knows what you''ll do?"


    "I must admit, I do want to keep you by my side." Slevin flexed his wrist slightly. "After all, a talented


    woman like you... I wouldn''t want you to be mypetitor."


    These words didn''t surprise Elspeth much. She had long known the reason Slevin was so insistent on


    keeping her by his side was because he saw value in her business acumen. To be able to grow Azure


    Corporation on such arge scale in just a few years was a talent not everyone possessed. Slevin


    never experienced love and care since childhood, and his mother had gone through terrible


    experiences, so he had no understanding of what love truly meant. All he knew was that if he could


    have her or keep her by his side, it would maximize his own benefits.


    She had experienced true love, while Slevin''s so-called affection was not love at all.


    "Well, you don''t have to worry. I will do my best to avoid any intersections with yourpany," Elspeth


    replied.


    Slevin sneered. "Well, if that''s the case, you''re quite hurtful with your words."


    "Slevin, I hope you can understand your own heart. Do you genuinely like me, or are you just using


    me? You''ll know the answer deep down," Elspeth said calmly.


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    Slevin''s eyes flickered for a moment, and for the first time, he let out an eerieugh. "Hahaha, Elspeth,


    I suppose you truly are a clever woman."


    Indeed, he was only interested in this woman before him at first, but he valued her talent more. As for


    love... To hell with love.


    Elspeth remained calm and looked at Slevin''s current state with a sigh. "So, how long are you going to


    keep up this act?"


    Slevin froze and raised his head. "What do you mean by that?"


    She pondered for a moment, then took a document out of her bag and ced it on the table in front of


    him.


    "I''ve uncovered everything about your past experiences, why you''ve be the way you are now, and


    why you adopted N."


    Upon the mention of N, Slevin''s temples twitched slightly.


    "You initially adopted her simply because she resembled your mother to some extent. Being naturally


    suspicious, it wouldn''t take much investigation to uncover her entire history. That''s when you


    discovered a shocking secret. This girl was your half-sister, sharing the same mother but different


    fathers, and you had been separated from each other for many years."


    Slevinughed, his voice filled with resentment. "You''re smart, as expected."


    "Wait, I haven''t finished yet," Elspeth continued. "You didn''t want to reveal N''s true identity to her,


    and you only treated her as the girl you adopted. But deep down, you were also afraid, right? You didn''t


    expect that your mother, in addition to being a mistress for this man, also served as a mistress for


    Hank''s father. Thus, she wasn''t an uninformed victim of love, but rather a woman who specialized in


    destroying other people''s families."


    At these words, Slevin was furious, and his eyes turned bloodshot. "Shut up! Don''t say another word!"


    "You couldn''t believe that your beloved mother was such a person, so you''ve been self-deluding and


    fooling yourself, even using the excuse of seeking justice for your mother to cause trouble for the


    Damazio Family. You were even reluctant to let Hank off easily. However, the real reason was to


    transfer your own pain onto others."


    "I told you to shut up!"


    Elspeth realized that her suspicions were indeed correct. "Slevin, isn''t this why you refuse to


    reciprocate N''s confession? You didn''t expect that your blood-rted sister would develop feelings


    for you. Isn''t it ironic andughable?"


    She had barely finished her sentence when Slevin suddenly pushed her down onto the couch.


    "I told you to shut up, can''t you hear me?" He pressed both hands tightly against her neck, his eyes


    filled with unmistakable hatred, looking as if he would strangle her alive in the next second.


    Elspeth felt her breathing almost being cut off, but seeing him in this state, she added one final push.


    "Slevin… What is the purpose of your lifelongpetition? You''re justpeting with an invisible


    opponent... You''re unwilling to let go of yourself, so you involve innocent people. Does any of this truly


    have any meaning, though?"


    The word ''meaning'' caused his clenched hands to loosen.


    Slevin slumped on the couch dejectedly, his voice gradually bing softer.


    "Without fighting, withoutpeting... I''m the son of a mistress, though. I''m destined to be scorned by


    others. If I don''t fight my way up, how can I survive?"